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Prosecutor Elise du Plessis, who described 55-year-old man as manipulative, told the Nelspruit Magistrate's Court yesterday that the accused "killed" his youngest daughter the first time he raped her.

"He does not deserve mercy. He knew what he was doing. He did not show any mercy towards her when he forced her to stay with him.

"She was only 13 years old.

"Children are a blessing . We are not supposed to abuse them.

"It is clear in the docket that he (accused) manipulated the victim."

The man of KaNyamazane, Mpumalanga, was found guilty of raping his youngest daughter from 1998 until February 2006 when he was arrested

During the past four years, sentencing had repeatedly been postponed because he claimed he was ill. He had, on several occasions, started hunger strikes shortly before his court appearances, and then claimed to be too ill to appear.

Sentencing had already been postponed 81 times.

Yesterday, he was expected to either hand in a written statement or testify himself, but his lawyer Advocate Sibusiso Chambale told the court that his client wanted to testify, but was not feeling well and asked that the matter be postponed for a week.

Magistrate Andre Geldenhuys refused to grant a postponement.

For the entire 23 minutes when court was in session, the man lay on the floor, coughing and clearing his throat.

Chambale said the man had 12 children and was in a customary marriage to the victim's mother.

The man was arrested for the crime in February 2006. He has been found guilty of nine counts of rape and nine counts of incest.

Geldenhuys said he needed to refresh his memory on the merits of the case which has been heard since 2007. He postponed the case to September 18 for sentencing.

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Aug 30, 2012

Lungu

Well done he deserve this, hope he rot and dies there he is just a useless parent and abusive may God show no mercy at him.
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Aug 30, 2012

Papage

No, he must work to feed his chieldren, sebtence him to do state work and all his wages should go towards feeding his children. Locking him up in jail and feeding him wont help us but use our monies.
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Aug 30, 2012

Mellow

I feel sick
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Aug 30, 2012

MommaC

Thank you, Magistrate Andre Geldenhuys. At last! Now please send the sod away for the rest of his miserable life and don't EVER let him out. 81 postponements is just way beyond cruelty. The justice system should be ashamed.

I wonder where the mother was during all this?
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Aug 30, 2012

Sjamolelo

@MELLOW ...ME TOO
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Aug 30, 2012

Mopedi_Thwiii

This is sick.........
The castration job is simple, if they can't do it, i will do it part time for 10k a month all over SA..... Just make my day Zuma and give me the job

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Aug 30, 2012

Limpopoist

it not the first time I heared such story

There was another man outside of polokwane who father child with her daughter in order to be rich,unfortunately after all these came out he commited sucide it really embarasment to his family worse as he left ZCC church to follow instruction from divine guy who mislead him into these terrible thing...

These was taxi owner, her daughter was student at university of the north,the family was at good financial state...
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Aug 30, 2012

Ratshufi

eissh your own blood this asshole doesnt need jail he needs to be thrown into a crocodile river so he can rape crocodiles
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Aug 30, 2012

mzansimafia

HE deserve no mercy he must rot in jail for what he has done. where was the mother?
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Aug 30, 2012

Lehido

Im getting really agitated by men like this
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