While police confirmed that two motorists have been charged with drunken driving and one with a further charge of culpable homicide, relatives of two-year-old Caleb Raadt were beside themselves with grief after a motorist ploughed into the toddler and his teenaged uncle, Waldo, who were enjoying their Sunday afternoon in Roodepan.

As curious residents waited for pathology to remove the toddler’s body yesterday, an elderly relative who was on the scene sobbed uncontrollably.

According to Suzette Bok, Caleb and his elder sister were staying with her during the school holidays, while their mother worked in Upington, having recently relocated from Kimberley.

The children were visiting relatives in Eagle Street when the incident occurred.

The spokesperson for the Northern Cape Department of Health, Lebogang Majaha, said that Waldo was in a stable condition, while a police spokesperson, Sergeant Majang Skalkie, said that the two suspects were expected to appear in the Kimberley Magistrate’s Court soon.

“A 69-year-old suspect has been charged with drunken driving while a 27-year-old was charged with drunken driving and culpable homicide,” said Skalkie. “The investigation continues.”

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