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A 27-year-old Limpopo woman briefly appeared in court on charges of allegedly murdering her two young children after reportedly administering a poisonous substance to them at their family home.
Ntanganedzeni Siphugu made a brief appearance before the Tshilwavhusiku Magistrate’s Court where she has been charged with two counts of murder following the deaths of her children, aged six and nine.
According to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) spokesperson Mashudu Malabi, the alleged incident occurred on June 1, 2026, at Madabani Village in Limpopo.
Malabi said prosecutors allege that Siphugu gave the two children a poisonous substance, resulting in both children becoming seriously ill.
She said the children fell ill the day after the alleged poisoning. One of the children was rushed to a nearby clinic for medical treatment but was certified dead upon arrival.
Family members later returned home from the clinic only to discover that the second child had also died.
The deaths prompted a police investigation, which ultimately led to Siphugu’s arrest. Authorities subsequently charged her with two counts of murder.
The case was brought before the Tshilwavhusiku Magistrate’s Court, where proceedings were postponed to June 12, 2026, to allow for a formal bail application. Meanwhile, Siphugu remains in custody pending the outcome of those proceedings.
Last month, a 43-year-old Zimbabwean national was convicted by the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court for the murder of her two young children after poisoning them at a public park in Parktown nearly three years ago.
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) confirmed that Lister Nkomo was found guilty on two counts of murder for the deaths of her two-year-old daughter and seven-month-old son.
The children died on 3 June 2023 at Empire Park in Johannesburg after ingesting poison administered by their mother.
According to evidence presented during the trial, the NPA said Nkomo contacted her sister on the day of the incident and told her that she was in trouble and intended to kill herself together with the children.
Alarmed by the call, the sister informed their father, who immediately rushed to the park.
When he arrived, he discovered both children lying motionless. Emergency medical personnel later declared them dead at the scene. Nkomo was also found unconscious after allegedly consuming poison herself.
She was transported to hospital, where she received medical treatment and survived.
After recovering, she was placed under police guard and suicide watch before being formally arrested.
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