A 25-year-old man from the Free State has been handed a 20-year sentence after he killed his girlfriend’s son for soiling himself.
Police spokesperson W/O Mmako Mophiring said on June 5 last year, Bonginkosi Mokoena brutally assaulted two-year-old Bophelo Moballane after the toddler had soiled himself. The mother was not home at the time.
“The child was whipped with a stick, kicked with booted feet and placed inside a basin filled with cold water. Mokoena and his girlfriend then went to sleep without checking on the child’s condition,” said Mophiring.
“The following day, after noticing that the toddler was not breathing, they took him to a local clinic. Upon arrival, the police and emergency services were called, and the child was declared dead. Mokoena was arrested on the same day.”
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