Man arrested for murder of ex-girlfriend’s two children
Gauteng police have arrested a man for allegedly murdering his ex-girlfriend’s two children.
The 40-year-old man had been on the run since the death of the two children, aged five and 11 years, in Boipatong on Tuesday.
He was arrested in Johannesburg on Wednesday.
Gauteng police spokesperson Mavela Masondo says the suspect also allegedly attempted to kill two other children.
He reportedly took the two children and two nephews to an open field on Tuesday evening.
“He then allegedly tied three of the boys to a tree and strangled them while the fourth boy managed to escape and seek assistance,” says Masondo.
“The boy was helped by a community member who took him to the nearest police station. Police rushed to the scene where they found that two of the boys had passed on while the third was rushed to hospital for medical treatment.”
The suspect is expected to appear in the Vanderbijlpark Magistrate’s Court on Friday.
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