Family Betrayal: Father Rapes And Kills His 8-days Old Child to Seek Revenge on Her Mother.

An infant was allegedly raped and killed by her father in Welverdiend, Carletonville, South Africa. The little girl may also be the country’s youngest rape victim in history.

The 36-year-old father of four was arrested and has appeared in Court, where he faces rape and murder charges.

According to authorities, on June 8, 2023, the baby’s father took her from her mother and left the house.

Later in the day, the father returned the child naked and injured. 

The mother took the child to the nearest medical care centre where the rape was confirmed by the medical practitioner. Sadly, the victim passed away in hospital the following day.

Authorities say that cases involving infant rapes were acts of “extreme violence”, usually against the mother.

“If you want to hurt the mother, you attack the child sexually. This is how you hurt the mother in the worst possible way. In most cases the infants die because of blunt trauma and massive physical assault,” said the police spokesperson.

A child activist in the area told Independent Media the couple were believed to be drug users and dealers. 

Police however could not confirm if the father had been under the influence of drugs at the time of his arrest or whether he and his partner were indeed drug users and dealers. 

While the mother does not face charges at this point, police said a thorough investigation was underway.

Reports have it that the couple already had three of their children removed from the family home by the Department of Social Development (DSD) following allegations of physical abuse.

Motsamai Motlhaolwa, spokesperson for the DSD, did not provide answers around the couple’s other children who had been removed from their home nor whether the couple were drug users.

Local authorities said that drugs and alcohol often played a role in the violence seen against the children.

According to them, they have come across nine child rapes but this is by far the youngest child they have ever heard of. 

They said in the past, a woman and her brother were given three life sentences after the ritual murder of her 18-month old baby.

South African Police say they would oppose bail and continue to prioritise cases against children and women. 

The matter has been postponed to July 24, 2023.