Robin Clarke was sentenced by Judge Vuyokazi Noncembu in the Gqeberha High Court on Friday for killing the helpless toddler in October 2013.
Thirteen years after 19-month-old Krisley Dirker was beaten from head to toe over several months, leaving her tiny body battered and bruised before she slipped into a coma and died from her injuries, her stepfather has been sentenced to 20 years behind bars.
Robin Clarke was sentenced by Judge Vuyokazi Noncembu in the Gqeberha High Court on Friday for killing the helpless toddler in October 2013.
Krisley’s mother, Kristen Clarke, was also sentenced.
She received a five-year suspended sentence and correctional supervision after being found guilty of child abuse and neglect.
