POLOKWANE. – The incident happened in Rabali village in Mphephu policing area. A 19-year-old female accomplice was arrested along with the woman. This is after videos of the incident went viral on social media over the weekend.
Police spokesperson Brigadier Motlafela Mojapelo says, “The suspects were arrested on Saturday after the police accessed the video clips that went viral on social media, showing the woman giving her son dagga to smoke and alcohol to consume. Her accomplice can be heard in the background persuading the little boy to indulge.’
The mother was arrested at Rabali village and her accomplice at Dzanani under Siloam policing area.
The Provincial Commissioner of the South African Police Service in Limpopo Lieutenant General Nneke Ledwaba has strongly condemned the actions of the two women and has commended the police for their swift response
Mojapelo said that the child had since been removed and handed over to the grandmother for care-giving.
The suspects will face a charge of contravening the provisions of the Children’s Act, 38 of 2005 (Child Abuse). The two are expected to appear in court today.
