South Africa: Giant rats eat 3-month-old alive after mom leaves her alone at home

Johannesburg: A South African woman has been arrested for child negligence after her three-month-old baby girl was eaten alive by giant rats when she left the baby alone at home in Johannesburg.

According to a report in Daily Mail, the 26-year-old mother left her toddler alone at her flat to go partying and discovered the horrific scene when she returned the next day.

The girl’s twin brother, named Lucky, was with his 28-year-old father on the same day, sparing him of a similar death. He is now in the care of his father and his girlfriend.

His girlfriend said, “The mother always comes here drunk and locks the infants inside alone. When Lucky came to us he looked like he had not eaten for days but he is fine now.”

The woman's landlady, Mama Sesi Mtshali, said, “We have lots of rats in the area. She leaves the children alone all night long and they cry themselves to sleep. She would not say she left the baby alone.”

Captain Mega Ndobe, from Katlehong police said, “'I can confirm the little girl died after being eaten by rats. The mother has been arrested and is facing charges of child negligence and the case will be heard in court next year”