A Woman Tries to Hang Her Only Son

“Mmangwana o tshwara thipa ka fa bogaleng.” This is a Tswana proverb that says that mothers are the can do anything including risking their own lives to protect their children from any form of abuse. Whether this proverb still holds water is something that we will have to find out…

It is increasingly becoming common for parents and mothers for that matter to try to take away innocent lives of their own children. The cause for this is still to be established...

Here’s a matter in which a young mother tried to take away the life of her only son…

On November 27, 2008 there was a report that a twenty-six year old woman of Tsolamosese ward in Mogoditshane was remanded in custody after she allegedly tried to hang her 5 year old boy child.

The report revealed that the woman had an argument with the child, which resulted in the woman attempting to hang the child. The woman is said to have locked herself in the house with the child and tied him with a rope in an attempt to hang him. The child shouted for help and family members came to rescue the child.

The woman has been slapped with an attempted murder charge, which carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment. Extenuating circumstances are the only hope for a reduced sentence.

Reports from Mogoditshane Police confirmed that their office was handling the case involving a woman who nearly hanged her own child for inexplicable reasons. The woman had already appeared for mention on a Tuesday. According to Police reports the boy has been put under custody of her grandparents while the mother was still held under police custody.

If found guilty should this mother be sentenced to life imprisonment or do you think she can be pardoned?

Let’s hear your views…