28 year old arrested for child neglect in Bloemfontein

Detectives arrested a mother for child neglect after a two months old was left with her boyfriend for days.

On 27 September 2023 in the afternoon, Kagisanong police were summoned to a house in Rocklands following allegations of child neglect. On arrival, police discovered that a 2-month-old infant was left in the care of a wheelchair bound disabled boyfriend and the mother was nowhere to be found.

A search party was launched by the Mangaung Child Protection and Sexual offences unit led by Sgt Tiisetso Lentsa and seven days later, on 04 October 2023 at about 20:50, the 28-year-old mother arrived home and was arrested for child neglect. Investigations are continuing to establish where the mother was.

The infant was taken for medical observation and to a place of safety. The mother will make her first appearance in court on Friday, 06 October 2023.

Source: South African Police Service