Vanderbijlpark resident accuses mom of murdered boy (2) of being money obsessed

JOHANNESBURG - A Vanderbijlpark community member has accused the mother of a murdered two-year-old boy of being obsessed with money.

In November, Keneilwe Shalaba reported her son, Kutlwano, missing, but was later arrested after investigations discovered she had received a suspicious sum of R75,000 in her bank account the same day that her child vanished.

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Last week, police arrested a local sangoma, Sebokoane Khoanyana, who led investigators to the toddler's body in Bekkersdal.

On Monday, Shalaba and Khoanyana appeared before the local magistrates court on charges of human trafficking and premeditated murder.

Angry community member Masechaba Khubekha said the allegations against the child's mother come as no surprise.

"The problem is that she loves money. The police officers told me I won’t be able to register a case because I do not have any evidence."