Three-year-old dies from injuries inflicted by mom's lover

Mother (17), boyfriend on the run after death of abused toddler

23 November 2020 - 07:05
By Promise Marupeng, promise marupeng AND Promise Marupeng

A three-year-old child from  Diepkloof, Soweto, was allegedly repeatedly beaten and raped by her teen mother's boyfriend before she  succumbed to her injuries last week. The mother, 17, who is heavily pregnant, and her boyfriend are on the run after the death of the child at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital in Soweto on Thursday night.

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