An estranged father has been left devastated after he found his 2-year-old son and 7-year-old daughter dead in their mother's home on Sunday at Stinkwater, north of Pretoria – the mother remains missing. –
Police spokesperson Samuel Sebola yesterday said the father of the children received a call from their mother's employer saying she had not reported for work for three days.
The father, who now lives in Eersterust, told the police that he went to her house in Mokone block on Sunday. He said he wanted to check on the children.
“When he got there, the gate was locked and he went to the woman's relative in the area to ask for help. A man, who is the owner of the house, went with the father to open for him,” said Sebola.
Sebola said the father found the children in bed. They were covered with blankets as if they were sleeping. “Upon further inspection he realised they were not breathing and called the police.”
The father said, a day earlier, he had received a call from the mother of the children, who said she was calling from Limpopo.
Neighbours told police they last saw the mother on Saturday. The mother's whereabouts are still unknown.
Police have opened a double murder case, but no arrests have been made.