ZiMoja updates on the latest crime news in parts of the country.

NORTHERN CAPE: A stepfather will apply for bail tomorrow at the De Aar District Court after he was arrested for the murder of his girlfriend's three-year-old son. It is alleged that Jeremy Bosman hit his stepson with a broom and slammed his head against the wall after the boy, Charvandre Kieran Everson, peed on the bed. According to NPA Nothern Cape spokesperson Mojalefa Senokoatsane, after Bosman assaulted the boy on 19 October, Charvandre lost control of his bodily functions and could not eat or move his legs. Bosman reportedly instructed his girlfriend and the boy's mother, Charmelle Thys (29) to take him to the hospital and not to disclose anything about the incident. Charvandre was declared dead on arrival at the hospital. During the examination, medical staff noticed multiple bruises on the child's body, particularly on his back, and they reported the matter to the police. Bosman was arrested and charged with murder. Bosman appeared in court, and his case was postponed to tomorrow for bail formal application. However, the state intends to oppose bail, citing the seriousness of the charges. 

LIMPOPO: Limpopo Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe has ordered an investigating team to mobilise all resources to track down a police sergeant who is on the run after he allegedly shot and killed his wife and helper at their home in Masisi policing area on Tuesday. Brigadier Hlulani Mashaba said the police were called to the scene and found the two women lying in a pool of blood while the suspect was nowhere to be found. The motive of the killings is unknown and the police say domestic violence cannot be ruled out. Two counts of murder cases have been opened. "A multi-disciplinary team has been assigned and maximum resources mobilised to ensure that the suspect is brought to book in order to face the full might of the law," said Hadebe.

 LIMPOPO: The Senwabarwana Regional Court has sentenced Noko Sehata (21) to twenty years in prison for the murder of his father, Mokoena Sehata (56), in March 2022. The court heard that on the night of 14 March 2022, the police were called to a murder scene at Marobjane Dikhomong village, where they discovered the victim's body under a tree. The father was tied to the tree with electric cables and set alight. Sehata was arrested with the help of community members. He was found guilty earlier this year and sentenced on Tuesday.