TWO Mtubatuba families are in mourning after the tragic deaths of a toddler, and subsequent suicide of the father yesterday.
According to police, Thubani Erold Ndlovu, an employee at Boxer Supermarket in Mtubatuba, is believed to have left work yesterday morning to visit his estranged girlfriend in the Msinsi area of Mtubatuba.
A dispute apparently ensued, during which the 28-year-old stabbed his girlfriend multiple times in the chest and face.
He then allegedly threw their 18-month-old child onto the concrete floor. Ndlovu fled the scene of the crime and ended up at the platform at Mtubatuba’s train station.
At about 9.50am, as a cargo train approached the station, Ndlovu threw himself onto the tracks, dying on impact.
SAPS and emergency medical services were immediately called to the scene.
Ndlovu’s estranged girlfriend and child were taken by ambulance to Ngwelezane Hospital, where the child died from head trauma. The mother is recovering in hospital.
That’s heartbroken! Condolences to the girlfriend and family. That man deserves to die because of his innecent childs death!
That’s heartbroken! Condolences to the girlfriend and family. That man deserves to die because of his innocent childs death!
So very sad. What is happening in this country, so many little children being murdered in such a brutal way. Condolences to the family
It so very creul and serious sad @ the end because the killer ending up death.