Thu May 23 03:09:25 SAST 2013
Thu May 23 03:09:25 SAST 2013

Dad arrested for children's murder

Oct 23, 2012 | Sapa | 26 comments

A father of five has been arrested for allegedly killing two of his children in a shack fire

The 27-year-old man from Vanderbijlpark locked the children in a shack which he set alight shortly before midnight on Sunday, Warrant Officer Kinnie Steyn said.

“Three of the children, aged between two and seven, survived the fire with minor injuries after they were rescued by neighbours.” 

The bodies of the two other children, aged two and 11-months, were found only after emergency workers extinguished the fire.

Steyn said the father was found at a nearby house, where he was arrested.

He is expected to appear in the Vanderbijlpark Magistrate’s Court soon on charges of murder, attempted murder and arson.

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Thu May 23 03:09:25 SAST 2013 ::
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Oct 23, 2012

Nongoloza24

Really?????
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Oct 23, 2012

ayobaness

eish yah mara wat went rong in Msantsi?
it will be better if they bring back death penalty
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Oct 23, 2012

Punkies

Oh my word, what was this guy thinking. Whatever it is that made him so angry doesn't give him a right to take innocent lives. He deserve to rot in jail..nxa!
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Oct 23, 2012

SWEETYK

@ Ayobaness

True sistas, I think this killings di tla feela. nxa!!!
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Oct 23, 2012

MommaC

27 years old, 5 children and a murderer. Some people should have been drowned at birth.
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Oct 23, 2012

Arewanga

He is really sick, how can you enjoy making children and kill them at the end, they must just cut off his D!ck.
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Oct 23, 2012

sowet123

Ke tla go wena Morena Ka pelo e bohloko,Bana ba gago ba lahlegile, batswadi ba bolaya Madi a bona
re gaogele morena wa kgotso. a morena le badimo ba hlatswe pelo tsa rena tse kgopo go rene khutso le lerato pelong tsa rena

A tsohle di phethagale ka thato ya gago
Amen
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Oct 23, 2012

Di-Anne

There we go....a man killed his own flesh and blood, agh no this is too much
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Oct 23, 2012

Mrazane

@MommaC I can't help but laugh at the irony of your comment, but I get what you mean.

Why is it that when parents murder their children the sentences meted out are usually very short? Is it because the age old threat of "I'm your mother I brought you into this world and I can take you out" is true? I can never understand it, really, parents are the first point of protection for a child and if you as a parent fail in this duty you should rot in jail, but for some reason they get very light sentences.


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Oct 23, 2012

Mellow

A useless #orny 27yr old with 5 kids he couldnt afford to look after them and he thought killing them yet he never had any problems making them nxaaaa some men flipping @rseholess makes me naar
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