Mother arrested for murder of her 1 month old baby

South African Police Service

Mother arrested for murder of her 1 month old baby
Mother arrested for murder of her 1 month old baby

The 25-year-old Mimi Mokoena was remanded in custody until Thursday, 1 July 2021 for legal representation. Mokoena appeared in the Ga-rankuwa Magistrates’ Court on 30 June 2021, on charges of murder, perjury and obstruction and defeating the ends of justice.

The accused’s court appearance stems from an incident in which her one-month-old baby was found on the river banks by a passer-by on Sunday, 27 June 2021. That was after Mokoena had on Saturday, 26 June 2021, summoned the police to her place and ultimately registered a case of kidnapping.

According to the reports, Mokoena informed the police that two unknown men armed with a firearm and panga, forcefully gained entrance into her shack at Itsoseng Phase 2, in Hebron at about 19:00 on Saturday, 26 June 2021, and demanded to see her boyfriend. Upon being told that the boyfriend was not home, the men allegedly instructed her to seal her and her baby’s mouths with a sellotape and ultimately fled from the scene with the baby.

Subsequent to intensive investigation by Bojanala Platinum Sub-District 2’s Trio Task Team, the mother admitted to killing the baby. As a result, she was arrested and charged with murder, perjury and obstruction / defeating the ends of justice.

The Provincial Commissioner of North West, Lieutenant General Sello Kwena welcomed the arrest, which he said it will send a clear message that the police will not hesitate to take action against those who register false cases as that is tantamount to abusing the much needed state resources.

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