Durban - A child died and its mother was severely burnt when they were trapped in a burning house in Richards Bay early on Sunday morning, paramedics said.
Netcare 911 spokesperson Chris Botha said: "After the fire was extinguished the body of a child, presumed to be a boy aged around four, was found burnt beyond recognition".
The woman was taken to hospital in a critical condition.
Further details were not immediately available.
- SAPA
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Sunday, 29 July 2012
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