FREE STATE. – A 31-year-old mother from Phuthaditjhaba has been sentenced by the local court to six months imprisonment after assaulting her eight-year-old daughter. The sentence has been suspended for five years on condition that the woman is not found guilty of a similar offence during that period.
AO Mmako Mophiring, police spokesperson, says the incident occurred on 7 August 2025, after which the Department of Social Development received a complaint about the alleged abuse of the child by her mother. The mother allegedly asked the child to look after a one-year-old while she went out to use alcohol.
She allegedly then kicked the eight-year-old with her boots, causing an injury to the child's eye. A case of assault with intent to cause serious bodily harm was opened with police and investigated by AO Moeti of the Phuthaditjhaba unit for family violence, child protection and sexual offences. The case was handled by prosecutor Ms Nteo, and magistrate Msimanga heard the case.
This article is an automatic English translation of a Nuusflits article originally published in Afrikaans. Read the Afrikaans original.
