Police investigate culpable homicide case after toddler run over in Pretoria

Police investigate culpable homicide case after toddler run over in Pretoria

Police in Pretoria are investigating a case of culpable homicide after the tragic death of a toddler in the suburb of Kameeldrift.  

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The 18-month-old boy was run over by a bakkie in the driveway of a home late yesterday afternoon. 


Paramedics say the child had suffered severe injuries and passed away on the scene.


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The police's Mavela Masondo says the driver's believed to be a tenant at a block of rooms on the premises. 


"It is alleged that the driver of a Ford Ranger bakkie was entering the premises when he ran over the child," he says. 


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