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Dad burns kids

A FOUR-YEAR-OLD North West boy died and his brother, 12, was burnt when their father poured petrol over them and set them alight in Kopela village, police said

Brigadier Thulani Ngubane said the 40-year-old father appeared to have wanted to kill himself and the children. He was also burnt in the incident that happened at 10pm on Saturday.

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