POLICE INVESTIGATE A MURDER CASE AFTER A THREE-YEAR-OLD BOY FOUND DEAD AT TSHIFIFI VILLAGE
POLOKWANE: The Police in Thohoyandou under the Vhembe District are investigating murder case following a tragic incident in which a three-year-old boy was found dead at Tshififi village on Sunday, 12 October 2025, at about 20:30.
According to information received, police were alerted to a murder incident at a local homestead in the area. Upon arrival, Police found community members gathered at the scene. Inside the house, they discovered the lifeless body of a three-year-old boy, lying on the ground half-naked with visible injuries at the upper body.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the 38-year-old woman who is the child’s mother was arrested after family members and neighbours reportedly tried to intervene in entering the room but were unable to gain entry until community members forced the door open. Unfortunately, by the time they gained access, the child had already lost his life.
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel were summoned to the scene and certified the child dead. The suspect, who is believed to be mentally ill, was arrested and placed under police guard before being transported to the local hospital for medical treatment.
She will appear before the Thohoyandou Magistrate’s Court soon on a charge of murder.
Police investigations are continuing.
