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The mother is alleged to have poisoned herself and the children after an argument with her partner.
JOHANNESBURG – Free State Police said Monday they were investigating the death of a mother and her four children after she allegedly poisoned the minors and herself.
A six-month-old baby survived the tragedy that unfolded in Phamong village in Qwa-Qwa over the weekend.
Police say 29-year-old Mangale Mabaso, nine-year-old Pheelo and six-year-old Teboho were found dead at the scene.
Police Motantse Makhele says Mabaso’s mother found her daughter and five grandchildren lying on the ground.
“Apparently, he left his house and returned to his parents’ house with his children. It was on Saturday that her mother found her 29-year-old daughter and five children lying on the ground. An ambulance was called and the mother and two children, ages 6 and 9, were declared dead at the scene. ”
The other two children, aged four and eight, later died in hospital.
The only survivor, a six-month-old baby, is being treated at the hospital.
The mother is alleged to have poisoned herself and the children after an argument with her partner.
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