A 25-year-old man from the Free State, South Africa, identified as Bonginkosi Mokoena, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after he kill3d his girlfriend’s two-year-old son for soiling himself.
Police spokesperson W/O Mmako Mophiring said that on June 5 last year, Mokoena brutally assaulted the toddler, Bophelo Moballane, while the child’s mother was not home.
“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.”
Mokoena was sentenced on Wednesday, March 19, and was also declared unfit to possess a firearm and to work with children.
Meanwhile, on the same day, the Northern Cape High Court found Henry Manolo guilty of culpable homicide in the death of his three-month-old baby, Henzo. He was also found guilty of assaulting the child’s mother.
Manolo and his girlfriend were under the influence of alcohol and arguing when he pushed her, causing her to fall backwards with Henzo still strapped on her back. He then forcibly removed Henzo, causing the infant to fall onto the tarred road, before fleeing the scene with the baby in his arms.
The following day, Manolo returned to their house while the mother was away and placed Henzo’s lifeless body on a couch before leaving.
Source: Linda Ikeji Blog
