Limpopo Man Brutally Murders 18-Month-Old Infant, Attempts To Murder Wife and Mother-in-Law

• The South African Police Service in Limpopo is looking for a man who allegedly murdered a little child and tried to murder his wife and mother-in-law
• The incident happened over the past weekend during a ceremony, where he attacked his mother-in-law and his wife
• Tinyiko Ngoveni, the University of South Africa's Chair of the School of Criminal Justice told Briefly News how communities should approach similar incidents
• The mother-in-law had the baby on her back, and the baby died from the axe attack, leaving South Africans horrified

Tebogo Mokwena, a Briefly News current affairs journalist in Johannesburg, South Africa, covered police investigations, police shootouts and court cases at Daily Sun for over three years.

LIMPOPO — A Limpopo man reportedly killed his child, tried to kill his wife and mother-in-law and fled the scene. The South African Police Service is looking for him.

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Limpopo man murders child

According to TimesLIVE, the man arrived at a ceremony in Lusaka Village in Ritavi on 14 September, where his wife, mother-in-law and child were. The mother-in-law had the baby on her back when he came in, armed with an axe, and started attacking.

He attacked the mother-in-law, and both the mom and the child sustained heavy injuries. He then attacked his wife before fleeing the scene. The paramedics rushed to the scene and took the injured to hospital. The child died in hospital.

Criminologist speaks out

Tinyiko Ngoveni, the University of South Africa's Chair of the School of Criminal Justice, shared with Briefly News his views.

"Taking into consideration that we are number three worldwide in terms of crime, the country needs to urgently have the so-called “community dialogue” to deal with gender-based violence and other crimes and to revamp our criminal justice system in addressing these types of crimes," he said.

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South Africans horrified

Netizens on Facebook were shaken by the violent attack.

Soweto Ism Schism said:

"All the vulnerable and defenceless. Community order management is the answer."

Participatory economist said:

"So very sad. One wonders what drove this man to commit such madness of a crime."

Emmanuel Nxumalo said:

"Nobody is born evil like this. It's time the authorities look for root causes so it will be easier to find remedies."

Senzo BojelaSncono said;

"Limpopo needs an army."

Chippa Vk said:

"Some men are psychopaths."

Five-year-old killed in hijacking

In another article, Briefly News reported that a little boy died during a hijacking incident in Soshanguve, Tshwane.

The child's father was hijacked, and he ran out to greet him during the incident. The suspects shot him, and he died.

Source: Briefly News