Three-Year-Old Dies After Being Forgotten in Locked Car in Seshego
Three-Year-Old Dies After Being Forgotten in Locked Car in Seshego. A three-year-old child was found dead in a locked vehicle in Seshego, Limpopo, on Monday, 27 October 2025
It is alleged that the child died due to the heat and lack of oxygen while locked inside the vehicle The mother of the three-year-old reportedly forgot the child inside the locked vehicle after rushing to work
Police in Limpopo have opened a culpable homicide case after a three-year-old girl was found dead inside a locked car at the Seshego Hospital in Limpopo, on Monday afternoon, 27 October 2025.
Three-year-old girl found dead
It was reported that the toddler was found inside a blue Toyota Corolla Cross parked on the hospital grounds. It is believed she had been trapped in the vehicle for several hours before being discovered.
According to the police, at approximately 15:10, SAPS officers were called to the Seshego Hospital regarding a culpable homicide report. On arrival, a doctor led officers to a blue Toyota Corolla Cross parked on the hospital premises, where the toddler was later found.
What did the SAPS say?
Police said the three-year-old girl was found locked in the back seat of the vehicle with the windows closed. A medical practitioner pronounced the child dead after she succumbed to heat and lack of oxygen inside the car. Provincial police spokesperson Colonel Malesela Ledwaba stated that preliminary investigations suggest that around 07:00, the child was left in the vehicle by her mother.
The mother reportedly rushed to a handover session at the medical facility and seemingly forgot about her. SAPS said that a post-mortem examination will be conducted to determine the exact cause of death.
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