16-Year-Old Gauteng Teenager Busts 18-Year-Old Brother Dumping Body of Sibling He Allegedly Poisoned

• A teenager from Orange Farm in Johannesburg was arrested after he allegedly confessed to killing his brother
• The mother of the three-year-old who died realised that her child was missing and started looking for him
• His 16-year-old brother reportedly saw his elder brother dumping the body and confronted him

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

ORANGE FARM, GAUTENG — A 16-year-old boy from Orange Farm in Gauteng caught his 18-year-old brother allegedly dumping the body of their three-year-old sibling after poisoning him on 31 January. He confessed to the crime and was later arrested.

What happened to the toddler?

According to TimesLIVE, the toddler's mother noticed that her son was missing from their home. She assumed that he was playing nearby, but when he did not return in the afternoon, she started looking for him. Hours later, one of her sons was herding goats nearby when he noticed his older brother discarding the body of the three-year-old in a dustbin. He confronted him and took the dustbin home with the body.

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The emergency services arrived and declared the child dead. The following day, the suspect handed himself over to the police. He allegedly confessed to killing his toddler sibling with rat poison. He appeared before the Vereeniging Magistrates Court and the case was postponed to 13 February for a bail application.

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• A South African Police Service officer in Mpumalanga confessed to killing two people in Embalenhle
• A Limpopo man handed himself over to the police for allegedly murdering his wife and dumping her body in the Free State

Netizens horrified

Netizens on Facebook were shaken by the teenager's alleged crime.

Mologadi Mantsho said:

"Poor baby. He trusted his big brother to protect him, only for him to kill him. He must rot in jail."

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Malebo Ngake said:

"The evil deed that he did to his brother haunted him."

Queen Lee Mothupi said:

"Orange Farm needs prayers."

No Zihstak said:

"That boy is demonic! There is no excuse for what he did."

Genaro Primetime said:

"Wicked to the core this one."

Limpopo man hands himself over for allegedly murdering brother

In a related article, Briefly News reported that a Limpopo man allegedly killed his brother and handed himself over in July 2024. The incident was the result of an argument that went fatally wrong.

It's alleged that the elder brother slapped his younger brother for not opening the door fast enough. They got into an argument and exchanged blows. One of them fetched a knife and allegedly stabbed his sibling to death.

Source: Briefly News