A North West father was remanded in custody when he appeared before the Stillfontein Magistrate's Court in North West on a charge of murder, after he allegedly poisoned his two-year-old son.
IOL previously reported that the toddler died in hospital.
In an update, provincial police spokesperson in North West, Lieutenant Colonel Amanda Funani said 30-year-old Lerato Thobatsi appeared in court on Monday for the murder of his two-year-old son.
His case was postponed until Monday, September 16, for formal bail application, said Funani.
Police said Thobatsi was separated from his children's mother.
