Limpopo father torches home with himself, daughters inside
Police in Limpopo are investigating the deaths of a father and his two daughters in Nkowankowa township outside Tzaneen.
The 51-year-old man is alleged to have torched his house with himself and his two young daughters inside the building.
Limpopo police spokesperson Motlafela Mojapelo says the neighbours saw the house engulfed in flames and attempted to rescue the three.
"They then broke one of the windows to get inside and in the process, managed to rescue the father who had already suffered from smoke inhalation. He died on the scene. The intense blaze and smoke forced them out.
"The police and emergency personnel, as well as firefighters, were immediately summoned to the scene and after the fire was extinguished, the burnt bodies of the two children were then found in separate rooms."
Mojapelo says preliminary investigations revealed that the deceased and his wife were separated and that his daughters were staying with him.
"Both children were scholars at Meridian College in Nkowankowa. It is also suspected the father set the house alight using a highly flammable substance.”
The father has been as identified as Gledwin Mboweni, who was acting district manager of Statistics SA in the Mopani District.
