Police open inquest dockets after deaths of 5 children in Naledi
This after five children, aged between six and ten, died on Sunday after consuming snacks bought from a local spaza shop.
Neo Manisela shows a picture of her seven-year-old niece, Zinhle Maama, who was among four other children who died in Naledi, Soweto, on Sunday after allegedly consuming chips from a spaza shop on Tlhatlhane Street. Picture: Katlego Jiyane/Eyewitness News
JOHANNESBURG - Gauteng police have opened five inquest dockets following the deaths of a group of children in Naledi, Soweto.
This after five children, aged between six and ten, died on Sunday after consuming snacks bought from a local spaza shop.
Investigations are still underway, with police trying to determine the circumstances surrounding the tragedy.
The Gauteng education department is also providing psycho-social support to the schools which were attended by the children.
Police spokesperson Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi: "The police have opened an inquest docket after five kids aged between six and nine years old were declared dead at the local clinics on 6 October 2024. The circumstances that led to the deaths are unknown at this stage pending police investigations."