The man on trial for the rape and murder of a child he thought was his daughter has accused the state of ganging up on him. | itchybyte
During his trial at the Western Cape High Court on Tuesday, Sostenes Peter Manyama said the State had fabricated a new docket to focus on him more than his co-accused.
Manyama thought Solontyi was his daughter and had looked after her previously when the child's grandmother had to go out of town. The couple gave the birth mother money for food. She gave them Solontyi's birth certificate and they never saw her again. She worked a 12-hour swing shift as a home-based carer while his primary job was at a panel beating shop.
Kampher said Solontyi had lost her footing and tumbled down a dimly lit flight of steps at home, hence her injuries. The girl was behind the milestones expected for her age; she was jumpy; and could only speak isiXhosa, so communication with her was difficult in English and Afrikaans, the couple's home languages.Manyama subsequently discovered through a DNA test that Solontyi was not his daughter.Kampher pleaded guilty to child abuse, but only to the extent of not reporting abuse.
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