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Toddler stabbed 99 times

The toddler Karabo Nale’s death was brutal as she had been stabbed 99 times.

Her mother’s cousin was due to appear in the Odendaalsrus Magistrate’s Court on Thursday morning, accused of murder.

The black woman, who lived under the same roof as Karabo, 3, had taken her to the shops on Friday, but did not return, according to a close relative.

When a herder discovered the infant’s body on Sunday, he also found a packet of Nik Naks and sweets next to the little girl.

Karabo’s face was covered with a jersey.

The incident took place outside Welkom in Kutlwanong, Odendaalsrus, Free State.

The preschooler had started creche this year.

Her alleged killer, 23, was arrested on Monday by members of the Odendaalsrus Crime Prevention Unit.

“Police found an Okapi knife with blood stains on it and her clothes were also covered in blood. A post-mortem report revealed that the little girl was stabbed 99 times all over her body. The motive for the killing is unknown,” said spokeswoman Molebogeng Lechesa.

She said witnesses had told the police that the relative had left with Karabo on Friday to buy sweets and cakes. “However, they never returned home,” said Lechesa.

Karabo’s mother, Nomathemba Janki, said she had left the 3-year-old and her 13-year-old sister in her relative’s care.

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Black mother suffocates son, burns body

She suffocated her 8-year-old son with a pillow at her Parkrand, Boksburg, home.

Then she took his lifeless body, put it into her car and drove to Dawn Park, a suburb a few kilometres away, where she placed it on the side of the road and burnt it.

As the corpse was engulfed by flames, Precious Maliepetsane Mokoena got into her car and went home.

She was arrested a few days later and charged with the murder of Lehlohonolo Magatikele.

In the Johannesburg High Court on Monday, Mokoena’s father’s eyes constantly brimmed with tears whenever he looked at his daughter.

Speaking to The Star, Abram Moepshe said he “can’t stop asking why”.

Mokoena pleaded guilty and, according to her lawyer, advocate Thabiso Mashitoa, the mother-of-two stated in her plea explanation that she had marital problems.

She had divorced her husband and was awarded custody of Lehlohonolo.

On January 13 last year, she smothered Lehlohonolo with a pillow, burnt his body and went home, she said in her plea explanation.

The matter has been adjourned to June.

Horrific find of 8-year old’s body on the East Rand

The partly burnt body of an eight-year-old boy has been found in a field in the Ramaphosa informal settlement on the East Rand, police said on Tuesday.

“The boy was found dead with socks stuffed in his mouth and a used condom was found next to his body,” said Captain Tsekiso Mofokeng.

The eight-year-old was reported missing on Monday at the Reiger Park police station.

He was last seen on Sunday evening playing with friends in the area.

His body was found on Monday afternoon by a man walking past the field in Ramaphosa. He alerted the police.

“The body matched the description of the boy who was reported missing earlier on Monday,” Mofokeng said.

A case of rape and murder had been opened. No arrests had been made.

The police appealed for any information that could help them find the perpetrator. – Sapa

R100 000 reward for info on Diepsloot child murder suspect

Gauteng police are offering a R100,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of a man suspected to be the murderer of two toddlers found dead in Diepsloot earlier this week.

Police released an identikit of the man on Thursday.

“The suspect is in his early 30s, not older than 34, [of] slight build, 1.7m tall, light in complexion, and was wearing a wool hat,” Lt-Col Lungelo Dlamini said.

“It is believed that he has different colour wool hats. He has a cut on the lower lip and a red ring on his left hand. He is believed to be either from KwaZulu-Natal or Swaziland.”

Four foreign nationals were taken in for questioning.

The bodies of two-year-old Yonelisa Mali and her cousin Zandile Mali, three, were found in a public toilet cubicle in Diepsloot at 5am on Tuesday by a resident.

They were reported missing at the weekend.

Residents went on the rampage after the bodies were discovered.

Police said a team of detectives had been appointed to investigate the murders. – Sapa

Diepsloot ‘quiet’ after murder on two toddlers

Diepsloot in northern Johannesburg was quiet over night after residents protested over the murder of two toddlers whose bodies were discovered in a toilet, police said on Wednesday.

“There has been no incidents so far since last [Tuesday] night,” said spokesman Lt-Col Lungelo Dlamini.

Angry residents took to the streets and blocked roads in the township on Tuesday.

The two little girls, aged 2 and 3, were reported missing at the weekend.

Their bodies were discovered by a community member on Tuesday.

A team of detectives has been appointed to investigate the murders, said Dlamini. – Sapa