On Thursday the Mpumalanga High Court sentenced parents, Fanni Poloane and Keletso Sesi Maimela, to 20 years direct imprisonment for killing an 18-month-old baby girl.
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) spokesperson said that Maimela is the biological mother of the baby girl and she was in a relationship with Poloane.
“The court heard that during September 2019, the pair conspired and took the deceased at night to the mountains around Lydenburg. Upon their arrival, they immersed the victim in a bucket full of water with her head facing down until she died,” said the spokesperson.
The accused then dumped the infant’s body in the bushes and returned home. Later, the parents of the accused questioned them about the whereabouts of the child and they could not provide an adequate answer.
Eventually, the matter was reported to the police and an intense search was launched, but the child’s body was never found.
Judge Kgama Shai sentenced each to 20 years imprisonment for murder and five for defeating the ends of justice. The sentences will run concurrently, meaning that they will effectively spend 20 years behind bars.
Sources: MSN, Economy24
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