A Cape Town teenager has been arrested after he allegedly killed a three-year-old child in an apparent hit and run in Vrygrond near Muizenberg.
According to reports, the 16-year-old was allegedly driving a taxi when he knocked the child over on Tuesday, December 21. Police spokesperson Warrant Officer Joseph Swartbooi said the child was already declared dead when officers attached to the Muizenberg police station arrived on the scene.
Swartbooi said the teen was then taken into custody and had already made his first appearance in the Muizenberg Magistrate’s Court where he was charged with culpable homicide, News 24 reported.
Ward councillor Mandy Marr further mentioned that the authorities are still investigating the incident, however, it appears that the driver allegedly drove onto the kerb, where the child was knocked down.
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