Cornic Mmolaeng, 49, and father of the twins who were allegedly poisoned by his wife speaks out about what happened on the day of their death.
On Tuesday (14 April), Mmolaeng’s wife allegedly poisoned their two-year-old twin children before trying to kill herself.
“The night before she was praying and she was saying painful things about ending her life and taking the children with her. I was really worried about her and I asked her why she was saying these things because it was not the first time that she had said these things,” Mmolaeng said.
Mmolaeng added his wife was jolly the next morning before the tragedy.
“She even called me at work to ask how I was. That was around 8am,” he said.
“Later in the day I received an SMS from her saying that she is tired and that she is going to end her life and take the children with her.”
After the sms was sent, Mmolaeng said he was notified by a neighbour that his wife had poisoned their children with rat poison and was told to rush home immediately.
“When I got home, I saw one of the children laying on the bed already passed away and then the other laying helpless,” he said.
According to Lucky Matombe, spokesperson for the Tarlton Police, “It is also alleged that the mother tried to take her life by stabbing herself several times in her upper body in the presence of the police. One of the officers tried to take the knife away from her but unfortunately she got injured during the process and was taken to the nearest hospital for medical attention.”
According to Mmolaeng, his wife allegedly did not know what happened when she woke up in hospital a few hours after the incident.
“She woke up and asked me which ward the twins were in but I just didn’t have the heart to tell her that they had passed away,” he added.
Mmolaeng states that his wife is currently still in hospital and fears what will happen to her once she is discharged.
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