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SAPS woman back in court in February

The case of the Springs police woman who allegedly poisoned her two children, was postponed in the Springs Regional Court on Wednesday, November 30.

The case was postponed to February 21.

The KwaThema mother is facing murder and attempted murder charges.

She’s been accused of allegedly feeding her two children, aged four years and 10 months, rat poison mixed with yoghurt – before poisoning herself, at her home in KwaThema on September 1.

Read: KwaThema mother allegedly feeds children rat poison mixed with yoghurt

The three of them were taken to a nearby hospital, but the woman’s 10-month-old baby died en-route.

Capt Thabo Sibuyi, KwaThema police spokesman, says the case was postponed for further investigation.

The women’s R2 000 bail was extended.

Read: Toddler still in hospital after being poisoned

“She was granted bail at her first court appearance on September 16, two weeks after she was discharged from hospital,” says Sibuyi.

He says the accused sees her son, under the supervision of a social worker.

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