FREE STATE. – A 24-year-old man from Makgolokweng near Harrismith has been arrested in connection with the alleged murder of his 52-year-old father, Thomas Amos Mokoena.
According to AO Mmako Mophiring, spokesperson for the South African Police Service, the father was allegedly doused with boiling water on 30 September during an argument at their home, suffering burns to his body and legs. He sustained serious burn injuries.
Mokoena was initially taken to a local hospital in Harrismith and later transferred to a hospital in Phuthaditjhaba for further treatment. He was treated in hospital for approximately 15 days before succumbing to his injuries.
Police were notified of his death on 14 October by hospital staff. A murder case was subsequently opened, leading to the arrest of the 24-year-old suspect.
The suspect is expected to appear soon in the Harrismith magistrate's court on a charge of murder.
The case is being investigated by the Harrismith detective unit.
Source: South African Police Service (SAPS).
This article is an automatic English translation of a Nuusflits article originally published in Afrikaans. Read the Afrikaans original.
