{
  "id": 5029969,
  "title": "‘I miss my mom and my dad’: Daughter’s heartbreaking voice note as Mogashoa killers face sentencing",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/i-miss-my-mom-and-my-dad-daughters-heartbreaking-voice-note-as",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T06:10:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/2026-09-02-i-miss-my-mom-and-my-dad-daughters-heartbreaking-voice-note-as-mogashoa-killers-face-sentencing/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A young girl, daughter of slain police officers Sabeilewe and Lucky Mogashoa, has shared a deeply emotional voice note detailing her grief and longing for her parents. The recording, released by the South African Police Service (SAPS), offers a poignant glimpse into the family's anguish following the March 2022 murders. The child, who was just one at the time of her parents' deaths, expressed her sadness and stomach pain due to her desire to cry. Her grandmother reassured her that the perpetrators had been apprehended and subsequently jailed. The voice note underscores the profound impact of violent crime on families and the relentless pursuit of justice, as the convicted killers face sentencing in a Pretoria High Court on Wednesday.",
  "summary": "A young girl’s heartbreaking words about missing her murdered parents have emerged as the men convicted of killing Sabeilewe and Lucky Mogashoa face sentencing.",
  "key_points": [
    "Daughter of slain police officers shares emotional voice note",
    "Mogashoa killers face sentencing in Pretoria High Court",
    "Crime's impact on family highlighted through child's grief"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The voice note reveals the lasting trauma of violent crime on families, particularly children, as the young girl's grief and longing highlight the profound human cost of her parents' murder.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}