Six-year-old boy turns hero, as he was stabbed to death while saving his mum from a rapist

Six-year-old Kutlwano Garespe was gruesomely stabbed to death in his attempt to protect his beloved mother from being raped in Northern Cape, South Africa.

It was on his way to school that the assailants appeared from nowhere to grab his mum’s shoulder forcing her to give him some money.

IOL News report stated that Kutlwano and his 8-year-old brother, Thabiso, saw the wicked attack.

"Thabiso was scared but Kutlwano kept on defending me," Segomotso said. "I could feel that the man was pulling up my skirt with his other hand and realised that he wanted to rape me in front of my children."

The heroic six-year-old apparently kicked and slapped the unidentified assailant, yelling: "Let go of my mummy, it is my mummy."

After Segomotso successfully kicked the rapist off her, he turned his attention to Kutlwano. He then threw him into the air, strangled him, and then stabbed him with a broken bottle.

According to the mum: "I heard my child crying out for me and I saw him trying to defend himself with his hands. The man just kept on stabbing him.

Click to watch the mum as she narrates her bitter experience

"I felt helpless and ran to the main road in an attempt to find help... all the cars just drove past as I cried and screamed that a man is killing my child.

"I ran back and could still hear Kutlwano calling me. When I got closer, I saw that he was now stabbing my son with a stick. I was screaming and felt so helpless."

The assailant escapted after leaving Kutlwano's body on a nearby railway track. But was later caught by local police, and has been charged with the murder of a six-year-old boy.

Residents are planning to stage a protest outside the jail to make sure the 32-year-old attacker is not granted bail.

This is unquestionably horrible. RIP Kutlwano.

Words by Mark McGowan