Wed May 22 16:47:38 SAST 2013

5-year-old watches dad kill mom

Jan 2, 2013 | McKeed Kotlolo, Katlego Moeng and Boitumelo Tshehle | 37 comments

A TERRIFIED five-year-old boy allegedly watched helplessly as his agitated father assaulted and shot his mother before turning the gun on himself at their home.

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Wed May 22 16:47:39 SAST 2013 ::
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Jan 2, 2013

China-man

Hia Dei Kum, Sum Tin wong
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Jan 2, 2013

sekhebereshe

eih...speechless...was the argument woth living their son an orphan.
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Jan 2, 2013

NICEBOOBS

Sad indeed
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Jan 2, 2013

NICEBOOBS

@sekhebereshe
Hi dear & how are you?happy new year, i hope you had fun and you didn't over do it.
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Jan 2, 2013

Mbelewolwazi

This is shocking beyond words. I think this is demon related. I cannot think for the life of me how a man would simply forget about the welfare of his son. May he discovered he was not his son. Look at the age gap. 40 is old and supposedf to be matured whereas 26 is young and easily tempted. This is the only reason I can think of which could have caused the man to have no compassion for the boy.
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Jan 2, 2013

sekhebereshe

@ NICEBOOBS

hello gul just came back from limpopo straight to work ....so tired....i had a gud one and i am glad you are also back in one piece.
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Jan 2, 2013

NICEBOOBS

sekhebereshe
@ NICEBOOBS

hello gul just came back from limpopo straight to work ....so tired....i had a gud one and i am glad you are also back in one piece.
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Shame dear, askies...you should have came back yesterday. It's going to be a long day for you.
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Jan 2, 2013

InboxOutbox

Women in an abusive relationships keep on going back for more, my BFF is in an abusive relationship he beats the hell out of her they even share her cellphone, everytime she lays a charge against him she drops it later she doent wanna leave him she no longer has friends and her family has turned their backs on her and the sad part is the a$$ is unemployed she supports him and his 9 siblings, everytime I read such stories I worry about her he's even threating to kill her and she has 2 small babies, he beats her infront of them the older one is traumatised he's not even concentrating in class, some mothers a selfish stru, she's not putting her kids safety first, I've been singing the same song to her for 2 years (leave this man he's gonna kill you) I'm tired, how do you help a person who doesn't want to be helped and who lies about everything.
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Jan 2, 2013

NICEBOOBS

@sekhebereshe
I hope o ne o itshwere sentle ko Limpopo
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Jan 2, 2013

Mdala

Yha!!! ne in 2013 people are still taking other peoples life like that
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Jan 2, 2013

NNT61

y'all rest in peace!who ever made it thank the all mighty!
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Jan 2, 2013

GOD'S-SON

very sad esp for the kid.
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Jan 2, 2013

China-man

Wai Yu Sing Dum Song
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Jan 2, 2013

NICEBOOBS

China-man
Wai Yu Sing Dum Song
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ARE YOU STILL DRUNK OR WHAT???
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Jan 2, 2013

whathehell

Shame poor kid needs serious councelling otherwise this will haunt him for the rst of his life. This world is full of sick idiots who can't handle life and its challenges and choose not to only end their lives but drag someone with them in the process.
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Jan 2, 2013

MorenaWaPolelo

Skebereshe happy new year!!

Eish there must have been something unforgivable!!
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Jan 2, 2013

Nongoloza24

The moment I saw minor scratches on her neck, scratches that were caused by my hands I felt like dying I felt terrible about my actions to a point that I asked her to do the same to me and she refused saying it's ok....How could it be okay when I hurt the woman I love....I told her many times that I love her and yet I'm the one hurting her?? It doesn't make sense....I abhor men who abuse their partners with a passion and to the woman I say R.I.P
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Jan 2, 2013

Mbelewolwazi

@Nongoloza24
How does it come to that point where reason and selfrestraint are defeated and violence become an option? What is the intended outcome after employing violence?
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Jan 2, 2013

skwamasamabele

Welcome to 2013, SA style.
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Jan 2, 2013

Vongsta

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@sekhebereshe
I hope o ne o itshwere sentle ko Limpopo
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Happy new year Divas....hope you all in one piece and k*ku was locked in a safe! lmao!
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Jan 2, 2013

MommaC

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That is such a sad story. It is so hard to watch someone you care for being so stupid and self destructive. I've been there too. You can't do anything about it except be there to pick up the pieces when she finally wakes up. Its like an alcoholic - they have to help themselves before you can help them
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Jan 2, 2013

Gudguy

Its all because of a woman.
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Jan 2, 2013

skwamasamabele

MommaC- (happy new year!!)

Domestic violence is a problem, even here in the UK, on average, 10 women get murdered by their abusive partners every week. As a man, I cannot, for the life of me, understand some women who keep going back to an abusive slimeball, just because they have children together. Women need to understand, losing an abusive breadwinner is much, much better than losing your life. I always think us men were lucky to have women on this earth.
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Jan 2, 2013

wendyyah

what a sad story, poor boy is left orphaned now
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Jan 2, 2013

MommaC

skwamasamabele

Happy 2013 to you too - lets hope we have fewer of these type of incidences this year.

For many years, I used to volunteer at women's shelters. It is so hard to understand the mind set. Many of them are so emotionally abused that they seem to think it is their fault that they get beaten and that they are lucky to be loved by the monster because nobody else would ever love them. Others are strong, women with high power careers and yet they also go back. It is a sick kind of sadomasochism symbiosis. The poor kids stuck in the middle are the ones I feel sorry for as they are more likely to grow up as abuses or abused.

Unfortunately, there isn't much you can do when someone is a willing victim.
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Jan 2, 2013

skwamasamabele

MommaC- If only we had powerful Child Protection Unit, Social Services Dept and a directorate of Public Prosecutions Departments, domestic violence and child abuses would be minimal. But our lovely corrupt govt, is only concentrating on filling their pockets and stomachs. I foresee a bleak 2013
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Jan 2, 2013

MommaC

skwamasamabele

Well I suppose Baby P showed that it can happen anywhere but, yes, our social services here are ABYSMAL. The training is just pathetic and the social workers have a case load that makes it completely impossible for them to be effective. Very sad.
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Jan 2, 2013

somaartakeit

nice father that is, so a father is a k!ller and a child is growing to also be a potential k!ller, what a strange society SA is breeding. Bring the cleansing already, WOOF! WOOF!
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Jan 2, 2013

NICEBOOBS

Vongsta
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@sekhebereshe
I hope o ne o itshwere sentle ko Limpopo
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Happy new year Divas....hope you all in one piece and k*ku was locked in a safe! lmao!
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happy new year galfriend, ha ha ha ha ha ha i made sure it stays dry da whole festive season.
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Jan 2, 2013

Nongoloza24

NICEBOOBS
That means gore o omeletse nnyy0 mos??
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Jan 2, 2013

NICEBOOBS

Nongoloza24
NICEBOOBS
That means gore o omeletse nnyy0 mos??
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THAT MEANS I KEPT IT IN A SAFE, DIDN'T OPEN MY LEGS THIS FESTIVE SEASON...I WAS HAVING FUN WITH MA GIRLS ONLY.

IT'S A GIRLS THING & YOU'LL NEVER UNDERSTAND.
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Jan 2, 2013

Nongoloza24

NICEBOOBS
O maaka man o jelwe (gatwe it's a girls thing hee banna)
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NICEBOOBS

Nongoloza24
NICEBOOBS
O maaka man o jelwe (gatwe it's a girls thing hee banna)
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THE QUESTION IS WENA DID YOU GET IT OR NOT BCOS YOU SOUND LIKE O BOLAWA KE LETSWAI???
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Jan 2, 2013

Thasman83

Ka December go tjwa go wena gore o wa jewa, o wa ja or o dula o le one. As one friend of mine would say, a go janweng.
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Jan 2, 2013

Nongoloza24

NICEBOOBS
Shame sesi sorry to burst your bubble, my renal system takes care of excessive salt in my body so you can chillex there's no way letswai le ka mpolayang ka teng (thanks for the concern though)
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Jan 2, 2013

NICEBOOBS

Thasman83
Ka December go tjwa go wena gore o wa jewa, o wa ja or o dula o le one. As one friend of mine would say, a go janweng.
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You're right go jewa o batlang and le banna ba jewa goed.
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Jan 2, 2013

Thasman83

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Thasman83
Ka December go tjwa go wena gore o wa jewa, o wa ja or o dula o le one. As one friend of mine would say, a go janweng.
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You're right go jewa o batlang and le banna ba jewa goed.
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Ga go nnete ya go feta ewe.
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