Baby forced to drink poison
The suspect was initially arrested on charges of possession of an unlicensed firearm, with the more serious charges added later
AN 11-month-old baby is dead and the mother in a critical condition after the child’s father forced the mother at gunpoint to feed poison to her child and drink it herself.
The incident occurred earlier this month at Nkodibe Reserve near KwaMsane, Mtubatuba.
By the time police officers were called to the scene, the baby had succumbed to the poison and the mother was in a critical condition.
She was rushed to KwaMsane Clinic for treatment and transferred to hospital.
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The man (30) was arrested on scene and charged with possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition.
Once the mother had recovered sufficiently to give a statement, she told investigating officers that she and the suspect had had an argument because he had reconciled with his ex-girlfriend.
She told police officers that the suspect’s plan was to kill her and the baby so he could move back in with his former girlfriend.
The suspect initially appeared at KwaMsane Magistrate’s Court where the case was postponed for bail application and he was remanded in custody.
After the postmortem confirmed the child’s death was from the poison, the inquest docket was changed to attempted murder and murder, and the suspect charged on both counts.
He appeared at the KwaMsane Magistrate’s Court, but at the time of going to print, there was no further information.
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