Gauteng police have arrested a 25-year-old woman for the murder of her two daughters between the ages of 5 and 8.
Police discovered the two bodies in an abandoned building in Atteridgeville, Extension 7 a week ago.
The bodies were burned beyond recognition.
Gauteng police spokesperson Mathapelo Peters said at the time of discovery, the deceased were unknown with little to no information about the circumstances surrounding their horror deaths.
“A priority investigation unfolded owing to the fact that this was a brutal crime committed against minors, and within about two days police had valuable information that assisted in determining that the deceased were siblings, and also led to the arrest on Sunday, 07February 2021 of a 25-year-old woman at Stadium Plaza shopping centre in Atteridgeville,” said Peters.
The woman was confirmed as the siblings’ mother.
She appeared in the Atteridgeville Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday on a charge of murder.
“The case has been remanded to 15 February 2021 while the suspect remains in custody,” adds Peters.
