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Child’s mutilated body found

Five days after she went missing, 5-year-old Anovuyo Ndamase’s mutilated body was found wrapped in a plastic bag a stone’s throw from her Khayelitsha house.

Missing Children SA spokeswoman Nicky Rheeder confirmed that black children go unattended most of the time. Rheeder said: “Some people who grew up in a culture where neighbours and relatives would watch over a young child find it difficult to believe life is not as safe now.”

Anovuyo’s body was found behind a shack on Thursday morning. She was last seen at about 6pm on Sunday.

A 32-year-old man was arrested hours after the gruesome discovery, which had followed days of house-to-house searches by Enkanini residents.

Anovuyo was found 25m from her home shortly before refuse was to be collected in the area.

“Anovuyo was found by a resident. He was coming from work when he saw a blue plastic bag in the middle of a walkway and he wanted to put in on the side of the road to be collected.

“He said he realised it was heavy and there was something unusual inside. After he found it was Anovuyo’s body, he called for help,” Khothuka said. She said Anovuyo’s distraught parents were taken for counselling. “Her dress and underwear had blood. What I saw is something that will be in my mind for a very long time.”

For about R300 you can buy an African child – one of the tens of thousands of children snatched from their homes across the continent.

An alarming number of people, especially young adults, are kidnapped for organ trafficking. Some organs cost R1-million on the black market.

British child-porn advisor arrested for child abuse imagery

Patrick Rock who served as special advisor to UK Prime Minister David Cameron and played an influential role in the Prime Minister’s national Internet censorship plan, has been arrested for possession of images depicting the sexual abuse of children. The National Crime Agency is conducting forensic analysis of the computer networks at the Prime Minister’s office/residence, Number 10 Downing Street.

The Prime Minister brought him into Downing Street in 2011 to work in the Number 10 policy unit. He took responsibility for home affairs issues and was among officials who were involved in drawing up controls against internet images of child abuse.

A Downing Street spokesman said: “On the evening of February 12, Downing Street was first made aware of a potential offence relating to child abuse imagery. It was immediately referred to the National Crime Agency.

‘The Prime Minister was immediately informed and kept updated throughout. Patrick Rock was arrested at his home in the early hours of February 13, a few hours after Downing Street had reported the matter.

‘Subsequently, we arranged for officers to come into No 10 and have access to all IT systems and offices they considered relevant.

Source: Boing Boing

Remorseless black baby killers sentenced

The black couple accused of the rape and culpable homicide of their 10-month-old baby were sentenced to 18 years in prison by the High Court sitting in the Palm Ridge Magistrate’s Court, Johannesburg, on Wednesday.

Judge Majeke Mabesele gave the coloured Adriaan Netto and his black girlfriend each four years for culpable homicide, three for child abuse and 15 for rape.

The sentences for the culpable homicide and rape would run concurrently.

Convicted baby killers Adriaan Netto and his girlfriend are cold and remorseless, Johannesburg Judge Majeke Mabesele said on Monday.

“We watched the parents testify. They were cold, but when each witness saw the pictures they (the witnesses) broke down because they once took care of her [the baby],” Mabesele said in the High Court sitting in the Palm Ridge Magistrate’s Court.

The pair were found guilty on September 18 of raping, assaulting, and causing the death of their 10-month-old baby girl.

The 34-year-old woman may not be named to protect the identities of her other children. Both remained in custody.

Mabesele listened to the pair’s legal representatives as they made pleas for lesser sentences based on personal circumstances. The mother cried as she was asked about her other children, who are under the care of relatives.

“I don’t think there are any words to describe how I’m feeling. I feel terrible, it’s something that will haunt me for the rest of my life,” she told the court.

The judge said their personal circumstances and the problems they faced while growing up were no excuse for the crime they committed.

Prosecutor Riana Williams told the court the woman had shown no remorse.

“The only remorse you have is that you are here and are going to be sentenced,” Williams said.

Mabesele said they should both go to jail as their lack of remorse might result in them doing the same to the other children.

“They are a danger to their children and they are not remorseful. Crying is not remorse. The fact that she is crying means nothing to me,” he said.

William Karam, for 37-year-old Netto, asked the court to be lenient on his client. He said the lack of evidence against his client should be taken into consideration.

“The lack of direct evidence and the incidents of aggression by accused two 1/8Netto 3/8 ought to cast them in a different light when it comes to sentencing,” he said.

Karam argued that a lack of witnesses and evidence of Netto physically abusing the child should be a factor for mitigation of sentence. He recounted Netto’s troubled childhood.

Mabesele and Williams said they were satisfied that relatives were taking care of the other children. – Sapa

Niece allegedly raped by uncle

He allegedly raped her several times while she was staying at his house

A 37-year-old man appeared in court on September 10 after being suspected of raping his niece.

Capt Jethro Mtshali, spokesman for Kempton Park SAPS, said the rape was discovered when the girl fell pregnant.

She said to her dad she was feeling sick when he dropped her at school. After getting sicker that day her father took her to a doctor who confirmed the girl was pregnant.

She stayed with her uncle between March 1 and April 1 at his house on Rooibos Street in Kempton Park when he allegedly raped her several times. – looklocal.co.za