Northern cape child killings
NC woman accused of killing son (2) to remain in custody after court appearance
She was apprehended over the weekend after she allegedly bashed her little son with a rock in Jakkalswater in Nababeep.
The alleged crime took place at a village near Kuruman in the Northern Cape.
The 30-year-old woman drowned her baby and then hanged herself on Wednesday.
One of the accused allegedly threw his two-year-old son to the ground for soiling his nappy.
Many child homicide cases are falling between the cracks of the criminal justice system, according to MRC.
A large number of children are being killed in South African homes, according to a study.
A local NGO says rural women find themselves in desperate situations due to chronic poverty.
Venolia Siwa pleaded guilty on Tuesday to poisoning her five children.
A Northern Cape woman has been found guilty of killing her five children.