A 34-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly poisoning food consumed by his family, resulting in the deaths of his two young daughters, aged one and 11.
The man is accused of placing pills in food eaten by members of his family. His wife and another child reportedly survived the incident.
He is expected to appear before the Germiston Magistrates’ Court, where he will face two counts of murder and two counts of attempted murder.
The circumstances surrounding the alleged poisoning, including the type of pills involved and what may have led to the incident, have not yet been established in the information available.
The case will proceed through the courts as investigators seek to establish the circumstances that led to the deaths of the two children.
