Ndudi Anyim
Detectives at the Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences (FCS) unit in Jan Kempdorp, Northern Cape Province, are investigating an alleged case of child neglect.
According to the lead detective in the case, Sergeant Andrew Ntlhatir, who found the three children aged 2, 8 and 11, in September 2020, they were roaming the streets of Jan Kempdorp alone at midnight.
It was gathered that the Police Sergeant followed up and found the children malnourished and physically abused.
The mother of the children was subsequently arrested and appeared in the Jan Kempdorp Magistrate’s Court. She was however released on a warning and the children were removed from her care.
It was also discovered that the children did not attend school for two consecutive years.
Security Watch Africa reports that the Sergeant Nhlati and his wife went the extra mile to secure admission for the 8-year-old girl and the 11-year-old boy at a local primary school.
The officer and his wife had also bought complete sets of school uniform for the brother and sister while the 2-year-old girl was also clothed by the couple.
“ Overland Bottle store also supplied groceries for the kids who are currently living with a care-giver.
” The Provincial Head for Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit, Brig Nicky Mills expressed his gratitude to Detective Sergeant Andrew Nhlati and his wife for this noble gesture. It is great to see that Policemen and women are still willing to go beyond their call of duty for victims of these heinous crimes, said Mills.
“ The mother was released on a warning and the child neglect case commenced at the Jan Kempdorp Magistrate. The investigation continues, ” a Police source stated.