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A 24-year-old man accused of the murder of his two-year-old niece is expected to appear in the KwaMhlanga Magistrate’s Court, Mpumalanga.
The man is accused of stabbing to death the toddler at Phola Park in KwaMhlanga.
Provincial police spokesperson Jabu Ndubane says three children aged between two and six years were playing outside a house, when the accused allegedly stabbed the two-year old.
Ndubane says the accused handed himself over to police on Monday.
“Without uttering a word, he allegedly grabbed his two-year-old niece, forced her to the ground and inflicted a fatal injury to her neck, drinking her blood before leaving the scene. The other two children ran into the house to report the accident. The injured child was rushed to the hospital were she later succumbed to her injury.”
#sapsMP A 24yr-old man has been arrested for the alleged murder of his 2yr-old niece at Phola Park in Kwamhlanga on Sunday, 01/02.
According to preliminary information, three children aged between two and six were playing outside when the suspect emerged from the house carrying… pic.twitter.com/WQi6gpEBlw
— SA Police Service 🇿🇦 (@SAPoliceService) February 3, 2026
