A 25 year old man identified as Thabang Ngobeni stabbed his 3-year-old son to death because he believed that sacrificing the child would "cleanse him of the evil that has befallen him"
The body of the boy, Mohau was found in the veld near the Bremer Street informal settlement in South Africa with multiple stab wounds to his face and chest.
It is alleged that the suspect returned home later and just sat down on a chair, emotionless, his hands and clothes still covered in blood.
"He didn't try to run away. He just sat there and told us not to worry about Thabang anymore," a family member said.
The mother of the late toddler Thandi Ngobeni, 24, is still in shock and struggling to come to terms. After undergoing troubles they could not resolve, Thabang and Thandi separated some time ago, but are still legally married.
"How it could have happened. I do not know what got into him,” said a traumatised Ngobeni. “I was so shocked, I did not know what to say or do. All I want is closure.”
Thabang Ngobeni appeared in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on 4 November where he pleaded guilty to murdering his son.
He is set to appear in court again on 11 November to sign his confession statement so that sentencing can commence.
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