A 45-year-old woman was recently arrested by the Primrose police after she gave a false statement to police officers.<\/p>\n
\u201cOfficers were investigating an inquest docket into the death of a 15-year-old girl who was burnt to death,\u201d explained Sgt Styles Maome, communications officer for the Primrose police.<\/p>
\u201cThe mother appeared to have neglected the child.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was reported that the child had been left alone when she died in a shack fire.\u201d<\/p>
When police questioned the mother, she said she was in a nearby portable toilet when the shack caught fire.<\/p>\n
She also claimed the incident had happened during the day.<\/p>\n
\u201cParamedics, who were on scene, stated that the incident had taken place at around 11pm, and not during the day as the mother claimed,\u201d said Maome.<\/p>\n
\u201cA witness to the fire confirmed that the incident happened at night and stated that the mother was not at home, she was sleeping out at her boyfriend\u2019s house, leaving the deceased alone.\u201d<\/p>\n
The mother was arrested and has since appeared in the Germiston Magistrates Court, where here case was postponed for plea and trial.<\/p>\n
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