{"id":97710,"date":"2015-08-26T08:15:00","date_gmt":"2015-08-26T06:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/97710\/children-die-in-shack-fire\/"},"modified":"2015-08-26T08:53:29","modified_gmt":"2015-08-26T06:53:29","slug":"children-die-in-shack-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2015\/08\/26\/children-die-in-shack-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"Children die in shack fire"},"content":{"rendered":"

While a 21-year-old woman allegedly spent the night at her boyfriend\u2019s home in the Marathon informal settlement, two of her children died in a shack fire.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe children were burnt beyond recognition,\u201d said Sgt Styles Maome, communications officer for the Primrose police.<\/p>

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It is alleged that the woman locked the children in the shack.<\/p>\n

This meant that when the shack caught fire, on August 15, the children were unable to escape and died.<\/p>

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Police found the woman at her boyfriend\u2019s shack, where she was arrested and charged with child neglect.<\/p>\n

The suspect appeared in the Germiston Magistrates Court, where her case was postponed for plea and trial.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe appeal to the community to stop locking their children in their shacks and\/or houses when they go out to enjoy themselves,” said Maome.<\/p>\n

”In two months we have dealt with three deaths as a result of children being locked in shacks and\/or houses.\u201d<\/p>\n

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