'TOT DIED ALONE'

Eastridge seun, 3, with a disability found dead after being left at home

- BY MARSHA DEAN

AS CHILD Protection week came to an end yesterday, the community of Eastridge in Mitchells Plain were reeling in shock after the death of a toddler with a disability on Wednesday night.

It is claimed that the mother left the three-year-old home alone and that the body may have been left there for more than a day.

Police spokesperson Warrant Officer Joseph Swartbooi said that the circumstances surrounding the incident are now under investigation.

Swartbooi reports: “Mitchells Plain police responded to a complaint on Wednesday, 4 June 2025. Upon their arrival in Olive Street in Eastridge at about 7.30pm, they found the body of a three-year-old boy.