Durban couple has been sentenced to life imprisonment for a two-year campaign of horrific abuse against their 10-year-old sister.
A Durban couple who subjected a young girl to a horrific, two-year campaign of torture, starvation, and sexual degradation have been sentenced to life imprisonment by the Durban Regional Court.
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) welcomed the heavy sentences handed down to the 30-year-old man and his 30-year-old wife following their convictions on a string of harrowing charges including attempted murder of a minor, child abuse, child neglect, and intimidation.
The victim, who was just 10 years old when the nightmare began in 2021, is the biological sister of the wife. The couple can therefore not be named to protect the child's identity.
Following the death of her mother, she was taken in by the couple at their home in Welbedacht East, outside of Durban. Instead of finding a safe haven, the young child was trapped in a house of horrors until her escape in 2023.
