Father and Stepmother Arrested for Death of 8-Year-Old Daughter, Community Accuses Parents of Physical Abuse

• A couple have been arrested for allegedly physically assaulting their eight-year-old daughter and causing her death
• The little girl was staying with her stepmother and biological father when community members became suspicious that she was being abused
• Police are investigating a case of murder and two counts of infringement of the Immigration Act

LIMPOPO - A couple from Limpopo have been arrested following the death of an eight-year-old girl under their care at Mogaung village in the Sekhukhune district.

Community suspects couple of abusing 8-year-old daughter

The little girl was staying with her biological father and stepmother when the community became suspicious that the couple was abusing their daughter.

According to a press release from Limpopo police spokesperson Colonel Malesela Ledwaba, a suspicious series of incidents involving the child spurred one of the community members to approach the family on Wednesday, 24 May.

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Concerned community members rush 8-year-old abuse victim to hospital

The good samaritan discovered that the little girl had been physically assaulted to the point that she had sustained serious injuries.

The community called an ambulance, which rushed the little girl to the nearest hospital for urgent medical attention. Still, the eight-year-old succumbed to her injuries after arriving at the medical facility.

Limpopo police are investigating a case of murder and two counts of contravention of the Immigration Act. The suspects will appear in the Nebo Magistrate's Court on Friday, 26 May, TimesLIVE reported.

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In another story, Briefly News reported that a 37-year-old man was arrested and charged with murder after reportedly accidentally shooting his seven-month-old son with a pellet gun.

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Limpopo police were following up on a complaint after the baby was rushed to a clinic, where he was declared dead from a gunshot wound to the chest.

During the interview of both parents, police were told that the seven-month-old's father was hunting birds near their Maololo, GaMashabela village home with a pellet gun when the child was unintentionally shot.

Source: Briefly News