Mom Targeted in Horrific Fire Attack Tragically Passes Away in Hospital
- Sadly the mom of a four-year-old has passed away following a horrific attack outside a Benoni créche
- The attack was allegedly perpetrated by the woman's boyfriend who is now being charged with murder
- The tragic incident has brought the issue of gender-based violence back under the spotlight
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Gauteng - The Gauteng mother who was horrifically set alight outside a créche in Benoni has sadly passed away.
Her boyfriend allegedly perpetrated the heinous crime against the 27-year-old mother.
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She had just dropped her four-year-old off at the créche when she was allegedly attacked according to News24.
A man, who is thought to be her boyfriend, set the young mother's car on fire and injured her and another woman who was a friend of the young mother, as well as himself in Benoni, Gauteng.
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Young child hasn't spoken since her mother was set on fire by her boyfriend outside a preschool
Following the attack of a 27-year-old woman who had just dropped her child off at pre-school, reports say her child has not been able to speak since the incident took place.
According to the owner of the preschool, the tragic incident that took place on Monday has shaken the children in attendance at the preschool as well as staff members, reports TimesLIVE.
Gabby Petito: YouTuber confirmed dead, police investigate possible case of GBV
Earlier, Briefly News reported that the body of 22-year-old missing social media influencer Gabrielle 'Gabby' Petito has reportedly been found. The FBI confirmed the news on Tuesday with the local coroner's initial report saying it was a homicide.
Her fiancé, Brian Laundrie, was declared a person of interest in the case and reports suggest he declined to cooperate with the police. Police bodycam footage of the couple getting into a heated altercation has deepened suspicions concerning Laundrie.
Gabby Petito: Body of missing influencer believed to have been found, SA reacts
Earlier, Briefly News reported that the case of missing social media influencer Gabby Petito took a tragic turn when police found human remains "consistent with the description of Petito".
The 22-year-old had been travelling with her fiancé, Brian Laundrie when she was first reported missing. On 1 September, Laundrie returned to his home in Florida without Petito, police officials say. The pair had embarked on a lengthy road trip through several western states, CNN reports.
Police are working hard to determine whether this discovery could answer questions regarding what happened to the influencer but so far Laundrie has not been named a suspect in the case.
"It is important to note that while Brian is a person of interest in Gabby's disappearance, he is not wanted for a crime," the North Port Police Department said in a statement on 17 September, E! News reports.
Speaking with the publication, Coroner Dr Brent Blue says an autopsy is expected to take place on Tuesday, 21 September. It's hoped photographs, personal identification or DNA evidence will help identify the remains.
Source: Briefly News
