A suspect has been arrested for stabbing and killing his 2-year-old daughter.
He had to be sedated after he was arrested because he was not restless. He was arrested outside Rustenburg on Monday.
According to North West police spokesperson, Brigadier Sabata Mokgwabone, the incident took place at the Bleskop Mine Club residence in the early hours of the morning.
“It is alleged that the suspect woke up… and screamed that there were people attacking them,” Mokgwabone said.
“Upon asking questions, his distressed wife was allegedly assaulted. She fled from the house with their 6-year-old boy while the suspect locked himself inside the house with the 2-year-old girl before damaging household goods.”
A police and a negotiator had to be summoned to the scene but the man kept resisting arrest as he appeared to be uneasy.
He was later arrested by members of the Tactical Response Team and immediately handed over to the paramedics for sedation.
“Police found the child’s body inside the house with multiple stab wounds. The suspect is currently under police guard at Job Shimankana Tabane Hospital.”
The man will appear in the Rustenburg Magistrate’s Court soon on a charge of murder.
