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July 30, 2025

A 35-year-old man has been arrested in Mankweng, Limpopo, for allegedly killing a 13-month-old baby girl and severely injuring her mother by deliberately driving over them with a pickup van.

- WENDY DONDOLO

The horrific incident occurred on the evening of July 26, around 8.05pm, when the mother and her baby were reportedly waiting for a taxi to Segopye village.

Police spokesperson Colonel Malesela Ledwaba says the suspect, believed to be the womans ex-boyfriend, approached them and “started to have a heated argument with her”

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