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Father sentenced to 25 years for strangling two-year-old son with shoelace

IOL · 17 August 2026 at 14:02

Father sentenced to 25 years for strangling two-year-old son with shoelace

A father has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for the horrific murder of his two-year-old son, revealing a calculated act of violence that has shocked the community.

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