A13-year-old boy arrested for attempted murder

Mluleki Mrwebi

05 February 2012

A 13-year-old boy from Protea Glen in Soweto has been arrested for attempted murder.

Johannesburg police Warrant Officer Kay Makhubela said the boy allegedly stole R700 from his parents in their home in Protea Glen, Soweto.

He further said while the boy was searching for the money on Friday, the parents found that he had rat poison.

Later that evening his mother was hospitalized after drinking tea.

Makhubela said the boy then confessed to his father that he had poisoned the tea.