Mom in court for daughters’ murder

Esther Moyane, from Zonki'izizwe appeared in the Heidelburg Magistrates court in connection with the murder of her two children which she apparently poisoned. Picture: Antoine de Ras, 18/10/2013

Esther Moyane, from Zonki'izizwe appeared in the Heidelburg Magistrates court in connection with the murder of her two children which she apparently poisoned. Picture: Antoine de Ras, 18/10/2013

Published Nov 11, 2013

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Johannesburg - An East Rand mother accused of killing her two young daughters appeared in the Palm Ridge Magistrate's Court, Johannesburg, on Monday, police said.

Esther Moyana would be back in court next Monday for trial, Colonel Lungelo Dlamini said.

She faces two counts of murder. The toddlers, aged one and three, apparently died of poisoning. Their bodies were found in a field in Zonkezizwe, Katlehong, in October.

Sapa

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