GAUTENG. – A father has pleaded guilty to the rape, assault and murder of his four-year-old daughter in Eldorado Park. He has also pleaded guilty to the sexual assault of himself and his wife's three-year-old son in a separate incident.
Magaboke Mohlatlole, NPA spokesperson, says the trial of the father and mother began on 20 October in the High Court in Johannesburg. Charlene Mack, the state prosecutor in the case, presented the charges to the accused, after which the father pleaded guilty to all charges against him. The mother, who is charged with murder, child abuse and failure to report sexual offences, among other charges, pleaded not guilty. The state alleges that she became aware of injuries the child had sustained but did not report them to the relevant authorities.
According to the state, the four-year-old girl was assaulted and sexually abused on 6 August 2025 while her mother was at work. Neighbours allegedly heard the child screaming and called the police. The girl was found unconscious with serious injuries and was taken to hospital, where she later died. The case has been postponed to today so that the father's legal representative could prepare a written statement in terms of section 112(2) of the Criminal Procedure Act, setting out the factual basis of his guilty plea.
This article is an automatic English translation of a Nuusflits article originally published in Afrikaans. Read the Afrikaans original.
