Shocking: Man Nabbed for Killing His Own Son After Reporting the Boy Missing (Photo)

 

A South African man from Soweto man has been arrested for allegedly killing his toddler son whom he initially reported as missing.

 

This was revealed by the Gauteng police recently.

 

According to Daily Sun SA, the police spokesperson Captain Kay Makhubele revealed that the boy who was just 13 months old, was last seen at his Jabulani home on Wednesday evening.

 

When the father reported the boy’s disappearance, he said he had left him with a woman he had recently met, while he went to buy cigarettes at a nearby shop.

 

He said he arrived home to find the pair missing.

 

The boy’s body was found behind the Shoprite in Zola.

 

Makhubele said investigations have shown that the father allegedly killed the boy, put his body inside a sport bag and dumped it in reeds.

 

A bag, a shirt and a Qur'an were collected as evidence.

 

The 41-year-old was arrested and would appear in the Protea Magistrate’s Court soon.