A 24-year-old pregnant woman and her four-year-old daughter were burnt to death after their shack was set on fire in Heinz Park, Cape Town on Wednesday morning, Western Cape police said.
The woman was sleeping with her mother, brother and four-year-old daughter when their shack was doused with petrol at 4am, said Captain Ntomboxolo Sitshitshi.
"Two family members (her mother and brother) managed to escape the fire with slight burns to their faces and necks... but the woman and her baby girl were trapped inside the house and burnt to death," she said.
Two men were seen running away from the shack after it was set alight but no arrests have been made, Sitshitshi said.
"The motive and circumstances are being investigated and a case of murder has been opened." -Sapa
The woman was sleeping with her mother, brother and four-year-old daughter when their shack was doused with petrol at 4am, said Captain Ntomboxolo Sitshitshi.
"Two family members (her mother and brother) managed to escape the fire with slight burns to their faces and necks... but the woman and her baby girl were trapped inside the house and burnt to death," she said.
Two men were seen running away from the shack after it was set alight but no arrests have been made, Sitshitshi said.
"The motive and circumstances are being investigated and a case of murder has been opened." -Sapa
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