A FAMILY member who brutally raped to death an 18-month-old toddler in eSikhaleni last year, will spend the rest of his days behind bars.
Exactly a year after the family tragedy, police finally locked up the 28-year-old uncle after he was sentenced to two life sentences in the Mtubatuba High Court on Thursday.
In June last year the rapist uncle was left to look after the toddler in their house at Ncombe while the child’s stepmother went to a local shopping mall.
When she returned home later in the day, she noticed the child was in distress and in pain.
The uncle denied any knowledge of what caused the the little girl’s condition.
Reports later revealed that the child had a swollen forehead and was bleeding from her mouth and genitals.
When asked about this, the uncle told the family the toddler had eaten fertilizer.
She died later that night and an inquest docket was opened at the eSikhaleni police station.
Soon after, a post mortem determined that the girl’s death was caused by severe internal injuries as a result of rape.
The uncle was arrested and charged with rape and murder.
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