Father kills toddler

Mahikeng – A 25-year old man allegedly killed his 2-year old baby and later hanged himself in Moshawane village near Mahikeng on Sunday, 3 June.

In a statement to the press, the North West provincial commissioner, lieutenant general Baile Motswenyane expressed outraged and condemned the incident which happened at the end of Child Protection Week.

According to reports, the father took the child from the mother for a visit. It is alleged that the father stabbed the baby several times with a knife and hanged himself with a chain. They were both found dead at approximately 14h00 on Sunday afternoon.