{"id":270694,"date":"2025-09-19T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/court-clears-parents-to-sue-kruger-national-park-after-leopard-kills-toddler\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T14:46:52","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T12:46:52","slug":"court-clears-parents-to-sue-kruger-national-park-after-leopard-kills-toddler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/court-clears-parents-to-sue-kruger-national-park-after-leopard-kills-toddler\/","title":{"rendered":"Court clears parents to sue Kruger National Park after leopard kills toddler"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The parents of a two-year-old boy mauled to death by a leopard at the Malelane Camp in the Kruger National Park (KNP) in 2019 have been granted permission to proceed with their damages claim against the park, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/iol.co.za\/news\/crime-and-courts\/2025-09-18-parents-win-court-battle-to-claim-damages-after-child-killed-by-leopard-in-kruger-national-park\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">IOL<\/a><\/em> reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Isaiah Ntimane, the child\u2019s father who is a KNP employee, lived in staff quarters where his wife Cebile Thobela and child, Courtney, were visiting when the attack happened. 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