Cop enrols children in school, clothes them after mom arrested for neglect 07 April 2021 - 07:40 By TimesLIVE Det-Sgt Andrew Ntlhati has been offering care and support to three siblings in a child neglect case in Jan Kempdorp, securing admission for the eight-year-old girl and 11 year-old boy at a local primary school. Image: SAPS
Northern Cape police have commended an officer for his humanity towards three children allegedly found malnourished and physically abused.
Det-Sgt Andrew Ntlhati of the Hartswater family violence, child protection and sexual offences unit found the children aged two, eight and 11 roaming the streets of Jan Kempdorp alone at midnight in September.
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Pofadder hotelier Leon Brits was killed on 7 October 2020.
His wife, Suretha, was arrested in connection with his murder this week and appeared briefly in court.
Her co-accused, who was sentenced to 20 years in jail, alleged in his plea agreement that Suretha was the mastermind.
The wife of slain Pofadder hotelier Leon Brits is accused of being the mastermind behind his murder, with her co-accused alleging she offered R400 000 and constantly pestered him to do her dirty work , according to a report on Sunday.
Suretha Brits, 30, was arrested in Kakamas in the Northern Cape on Monday morning, five months after her husband s murder, News24 reported.
Wife of murdered Northern Cape hotel owner in court
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The wife of the late owner of the Pofadder Hotel, who was found murdered in his swimming pool in October last year, will make a formal bail application in the Pofadder Magistrate’s Court on April 7.
The deceased, Leon Brits, 41, sustained several stab wounds, while valuables including firearms, a cellphone, Krugerrand coins, polished diamonds and cash were taken from the premises at the time of the incident.
Police spokesperson Captain Sergio Kock said that the accused, Suretha Brits, 30, appeared briefly in the Pofadder Magistrate’s Court yesterday on charges of murder, aggravated robbery and perjury.
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