Case of Durban mom accused of drowning daughter, 4, postponed

A KZN mom accused of murdering her four-year-old will remain in custody as her case was postponed to October.

Sep 9, 2022 - 19:49
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Case of Durban mom accused of drowning daughter, 4, postponed

The KwaZulu-Natal mom who is accused of murdering her four-year-old daughter returned to the KwaDukuza Magistrate’s Court.

The case was postponed for further investigations

On Friday, 9 September, Magistrate Blanche van Eeden postponed the case. Magistrate Van Eeden stated that further investigations needed to be conducted as there was outstanding evidence.

Spokesperson for the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) in KZN Natasha Ramkisson-Kara said the woman appeared before the court today and the case was remanded to 21 October.

The KZN mom will be kept in custody

The unnamed woman has not applied for bail and will be kept in custody.

“The accused appeared today in the KwaDukuza Magistrates Court, the matter was remanded to the 21st October 2022, for further investigations. The accused has not applied for bail and is therefore being kept in custody,” said Ramkisson-Kara.

The KZN mom was remanded in custody during her previous court appearance. The matter was also previously postponed for further investigations, reports EWN. The publication noted that before her court proceedings, the woman smiled and waved at her lawyer as she made her way to the dock.

She has also not made a plea in the matter.

Background on the case

Previously, it was reported that a 45-year-old mother from Ballito in Durban is facing a very long time behind bars, after she decided to DROWN her young daughter because ‘she was being difficult’. KZN SAPS have confirmed that the mom is now in police custody, and will appear in court on Thursday.

These details aren’t for the faint-hearted. But so far, we understand that police were called to the scene after a nearby resident suspected that the four-year-old victim had been killed. Sure enough, officers who arrived at the property came across the body of the toddler – who also had her hands tied with tape.

Meanwhile, the ‘mom from hell’ admitted to using a rather crude method to murder her daughter. She simply filled a bucket with water, restrained her hands, and put the girl’s head underwater ‘until she stopped moving’. Read the full story here.