The body of missing one-year-old Orderick Lucas was found in a drain around the corner from his grandmother's house in Eersteriver on Tuesday.
Cape Town - The body of one-year-old Orderick Lucas was found in a drain in Eersteriver on Tuesday afternoon.His body was allegedly found by neighbourhood watch members who were searching the area for the missing boy.His mother, Davideen Lucas, 28, told officers at Kleinvlei SAPS she had left her son with a friend as she had to go to the hospital on Monday, but the male friend claimed he had given the boy back to her.
On Saturday, 30 March, police arrested Davideen and her mother, Cornelia Scheepers, 50, on charges of contravention of a court order, child abandonment and child neglect.According to a court order, Davideen is not allowed near her children, Orderick and her five-year-old twins, after social workers noticed signs of abuse.
It is alleged Orderick’s arm was broken after his mother fell with him on her back while she was high on drugs.He spent two months in hospital.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Jackson Mthembu shares pain of finding his daughter's body | IOL NewsANC chief whip Jackson Mthembu shared the pain of losing his daughter Nokhwezi Mthembu, who, he said, committed suicide by hanging herself.
Read more »
WATCH: Body found dumped in a trolley in Lavender Hill | IOL NewsThe Lavender Hill community is in shock after the body of an adult male believed to be decapitated was found inside a trolley.
Read more »
Mentally disabled teen testifies over her forced marriage to 61-year-old man | IOL NewsA mentally disabled girl who was allegedly trafficked and forced into a marriage did not understand what it meant to take the oath in a trial.
Read more »
Limpopo police step up effort to find missing six-week-old babyIt’s understood the 24-year-old mother of the baby boy allegedly met an unknown woman at Mokopane shopping centre who offered to hold the baby so that she could eat.
Read more »
Boy, 6, saves 3-year-old who jumped from windowA six-year-old boy in southern Poland has relayed how he caught a three-year-old who jumped from a window while his drunk relatives were asleep.
Read more »
Outrage and heartbreak after boy killed for clothes, sneakers | IOL NewsCommunity members are baying for the blood of the suspects who killed a 16-year-old Kimberley Boys’ High pupil, who was robbed of his clothes and sneakers and stabbed to death.
Read more »
Boy, 7, electrocuted trying to get ball from pub garden | IOL NewsHarvey Tyrrell was said to be trying to climb over a fence to retrieve a lost football when tragedy struck.
Read more »
Makhura defends old photo taken with Alleluia Ministries pastor | IOL NewsThe Gauteng Provincial Government noted with concern that an old picture of Premier David Makhura taken with Pastor Alph Lukau of AlleluiaMinistries has been doing the rounds on social media.
Read more »
SAHRC finds Julius Malema's comments not hate speech | IOL NewsThe various comments made by EFF leader Julius Malema do not constitute hate speech, the SAHRC has found.
Read more »