Grabouw mother arrested for setting her 2 sons alight in a locked shack

A 35-year-old mother is expected to appear before a Grabouw court on Friday, for the murder of her two sons.

The police’s Novela Potelwa said officers were called out to the Waterworks informal settlement in the early hours of Friday.

‘’Upon arrival they discovered a shack that was locked and already on fire. During the inspection of the scene the charred bodies of two young boys aged three and five were discovered,’’ said Brigadier Novela Potelwa.

‘’As part of the police investigation into the incident, Grabouw police took witness statements and the suspect, who is the mother of the children was subsequently arrested,’’ she added.

 

Done By: Mitchum George