'She punished children because of a man': Pretoria mom gets 10 years in jail for killing her 2 children
'She punished children because of a man': Pretoria mom gets 10 years in jail for killing her 2 childrenA Pretoria woman who pleaded guilty to killing her two children was handed a 10-year sentence. The mother, who pleaded guilty to the charges on Monday, said in May 2022 she decided to kill herself because her husband was cheating and not helping with the children.
Lehlogonolo Mary Bokaba appeared in the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on Monday, where she pleaded guilty to murdering her two children, a two-month-old and eight-year-old. However, two days later, Bokaba woke up feeling overwhelmed with the state of her relationship and decided she would kill herself and her children to spare them from growing up without a mother, according to her plea statement.Mahanjana said Bokaba then untied the children and placed them on a bed before calling her mother-in-law, who did not answer her call.
Judge Mashudu Munzhelele found mitigating circumstances, including she did not waste the court's time, pleaded guilty, and was a first-time offender. Non-profit child protection organisation Women and Men Against Child Abuse said it was disappointed with the sentence.
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