Johannesburg – A 3-year-old Cape Town boy died after an 8-year-old stabbed him with a piece of wire, Western Cape police said on Thursday.

“Three-year-old Liyabona Mgxebo was stabbed with a piece of wire in his head by an 8-year-old while playing with a friend; he succumbed the next day in hospital,” spokesperson Andre Traut said.

This happened on Monday in Mfuleni, outside Cape Town.

The 8-year-old was in the care of his guardians while the investigation continued, Traut said.

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