Dad embraces baby before smashing its skull

A Kwa-Zulu Natal father accused of killing his newborn baby allegedly embraced the child before smashing him into the concrete floor.

The family spoke to News24, revealing the gruesome details of the incident.The report reveals that the man visited his estranged lover’s home in Ngwavuma, northern KwaZulu-Natal South Africa an kissed his two-month old son.

Then, in a fit of rage, held the boy by the ankles and smashed his body repeatedly on the ground while the mother and her sister watched in horror on Tuesday morning.
KZN police are still investigating the incident.

Family members who witness the murder tried to revive the child.

The grandmother, 44, told News24 “He was like a son to me. How could he do that to my only grandchild? I just want to bury him and forget that this ever happened.”

The father is 24-years old, the mother of the baby is 16.

The mother moved back home after giving birth, but the father was allowed to see the child daily.

“He came all the time, sometimes carrying a panga or a large knife.

“Yesterday, he came early in the morning and asked to see the baby. He saw the baby, held and kissed him and then handed him back to my other daughter.”

He then demanded that he be allowed to take the baby home with him to show his elders. The mothr refused, and he pushed her. She fell but the child wsa not hurt.

“He pushed my daughter who was holding the baby and she fell, but the baby was not hurt. When she got up, he forcefully grabbed the baby from her arms and bashed him on the floor two times and then there was silence.”

“When my daughters saw this, they started crying. The mother of the child rolled on the floor while the others took the child and poured water on him but this did not help.”

Police spokesperson Major Thulani Zwane said no arrests had been made.

“He is still lurking around and when I see him in the area my heart sinks. Maybe I would do better if he was behind bars. I don’t know if I will be able to forgive him, this was my first and only grandson.”

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