Slain Daniel Jamneck was killed during a sleep over at his friends house.

A Cape Town man has been sentenced to two life terms in the Western Cape High Court for the rape and murder of eight-year-old Daniel Jamneck.

Daniel was raped and strangled to death on June 15, 2023, while attending a sleepover at a friend’s flat in Peerless Park North in Kraaifontein.

The friend, who was sleeping in the same room on a bunk bed, slept soundly as his father entered the room and rape, bit, and strangled Daniel to death.

The 49-year-old man cannot be identified to protect the identity of his son, who was a crucial witness during proceedings.