not named, Alexandra, Gauteng, South Africa (charged Apr 2021) [severely scalded toddler]

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    Couple fight for answers after child sustains extensive burns at Alex creche


    The parents of a two-year-old Alexandra boy who was severely burnt in a tub of boiling water at his creche have told Eyewitness News that his recovery has been long and painful. According to the child's medical records, he sustained extensive burns to his legs and buttocks in January and is still battling to walk. Police said that a teacher was arrested but was out on bail and they were now waiting for the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to communicate the trial date. Their nightmare started on 27 January, with a phone call from the creche principal who delivered the ...


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    Teacher accused of scalding toddler at Alex creche charged with attempted murder

    The suspended teacher accused of scalding a toddler with boiling water at an illegal Alexandra creche has now been charged with attempted murder. She appeared in the Alexandra Magistrates Court on Thursday morning, where the case was postponed to Tuesday. The woman allegedly used boiling water to clean the little boy after he apparently soiled himself. The child was severely injured during the alleged abuse in January and was still battling to walk. It has taken over a week for the Gauteng Department of Social Development to publicly comment on this Eyewitness News expose and it said that it needed ...


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    Alex family now hopeful after creche teacher charged with attempted murder

    The family of a two-year-old Alexandra burn victim on Thursday said they had renewed hope that justice would be served after the teacher accused of pouring boiling water over their son was now facing an attempted murder charge. The teacher - who has not yet pleaded - briefly appeared in the Alexandra Magistrates Court on Thursday morning. In January, the child sustained third degree burns to his buttocks and legs, which led to the teacher's arrest. READ: Couple fight for answers after child sustains extensive burns at Alex creche The Department of Social Development has also on Thursday morning revealed ...


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    NGO wants owner held criminally liable after boy (2) burned at Alex creche

    Non-governmental organisation (NGO) Women and Men Against Child Abuse called for the owner of an illegal Alexandra creche to be held criminally liable for negligence after a two-year-old boy was burned with boiling water. The toddler's teacher was suspended after the child sustained severe burns to his buttocks and legs in January. She was formally charged with attempted murder on Thursday. The social development department said it's in the process of closing down the illegal creche, which was never registered. “The creche owner must be arrested. There is a principle in law _dolus eventualis _– if you are in the ...


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    Daycare Teacher Charged With Attempted Murder After Scalding Toddler Who Soiled Himself

    A daycare teacher who was accused of scalding a toddler for soiling himself has been charged with attempted murder. The horrific incident happened in Johannesburg, South Africa, in January. The woman, who had been working in what turned out to be an illegal daycare center in the city, reportedly used boiling water to clean the 2-year-old boy as a punishment for soiling himself. The boy suffered third-degree burns on his legs and buttocks and is still battling to walk, reported news outlet Khumbe. The accused teacher, whose identity has not been revealed, was arrested after the incident. She appeared in ...


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