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Two children who were allegedly hacked to death with a machete by their father before he committed suicide, have been laid to rest in Limpopo, South Africa.
The bodies of the deceased,
Asakundwi Mbulaheni (7), and Uhone Mbulaheni (4) were discovered in the bushes
on Tuesday morning, 26 September, 2023, at Mapakophele village in Mphephu.
The 41-year-old father,
Thilivhali Mbulaheni, was found hanging by his neck from a tree, while the two
boys were lying nearby with open wounds on their bodies.
The mother of the children
lived in Mapakophele Village, not far from Tshituni Village, where the father
lived with one of the boys
"They separated, and he
came and took the other son during the heritage long weekend. I assumed he
wanted to spend the long weekend with his children,” a source said.
The witness claimed that the
father sent a message to the mother, saying he was going to kill himself and
their sons.
"Somehow, she took the
message lightly,” the source said.
Limpopo police spokesman,
Colonel Malesela Ledwaba said the cops were called to the scene at about 6.30
a.m. after the bodies were discovered by community members.
"On their arrival, they
found the man hanging on a tree while the lifeless bodies of his sons were
found in the nearby bushes. Police also confiscated a panga at the scene,
believed to have been used to kill the children. Police have opened two counts
of murder and an inquest docket,” said Ledwaba.
Ledwaba said the motive behind
the incident is still subject to ongoing police investigations, but domestic
violence cannot be ruled out.
Limpopo police commissioner,
Lieutenant-General Thembi Hadebe has urged communities to refrain from
resorting to extreme violence when facing domestic or relationship challenges.
“As the province is presently
combating the scourge of gender-based violence and femicide, incidents of this
nature where parents resort to harming their children and ending innocent
lives.”
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