A man has been arrested for throwing a toddler off the balcony of a 3rd floor unit at the Samagipura Housing Complex in Grandpass today (25).

The murdered child was only 1 1/2 years old.

The arrested man is said to be the brother of the child’s mother. He is to be produced before the Hulftsdorp Magistrate Court.

Grandpass police is conducting further investigations.