The High Court of South Africa: Eastern Cape Division, Bhisho sentenced a 49-year-old woman, Ncedeni Qwabe, to 17 years imprisonment for beating to death a 19-months-old baby girl, Qhamokuhle Ndziba.
Qwabe had a love affair with the child's uncle, Sityebi Ndziba (47) and the couple was taking
care of the child while her mother worked in Cape Town.
On 27 July 2020 at their home in Keiskammahoek, Qwabe assaulted the baby with a peach tree stick because the child had messed the floor with water while she was being bathed.
Qwabe initially said she hit the child lightly with a cloth. However, during cross-examination by the prosecutor, Advocate Louis Sinclair, she revealed that she beat the child up with a peach tree stick.
Qhamokuhle died during the evening due to internal injuries and blood loss.
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