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Four-year-old boy dies after drowning in a seweage hole in Motetema

Police have opened a case of inquest.

LIMPOPO – The four-year-old boy, Tatiwa Veterat, was playing with his friends when he fell inside a seweage hole filled with water and drowned.

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Police spokesperson Lt Col Moatshe Ngoepe says police are currently investigating a case of inquest in Motetema, outside Groblesdal.

“No foul play is suspected at this stage and police investigations continue,” he said.

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“Movements and the whereabouts, including the type of friends of your child has, must be an ongoing routine to prevent this type of incidents from happening.”

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Raeesa Sempe

Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon." – Tom Stoppard

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