You don't deserve to live in society, magistrate tells rapist. Johannesburg - A 34-year-old man who was found guilty of raping a neighbour's 8-year-old daughter has been handed a life imprisonment sentence.
Mandla Shoti Lubisi, 34, of Driekoppies village near the Swazi border in Mpumalanga, was sentenced in the Tonga Regional Court on Tuesday, a Sapa correspondent reported. "I will make sure that I send you to jail because you don't deserve to live among society," Magistrate Edgar Moletsane told Lubisi. Florida man executed for stepdaughter's slaying. Starke - A Florida man who fatally shot his sleeping wife and then raped and killed his young stepdaughter 22 years ago was put to death on Thursday for the child's slaying.
Chadwick Banks, aged 43, was pronounced dead at 19:27 on Thursday after a lethal injection at Florida State Prison, the office of governor Rick Scott said. Banks was condemned for the 1992 killing of 10-year-old Melody Cooper. Banks also received a life sentence for the murder of his wife, Cassandra Banks, in the attack in Florida. Banks wore the white skullcap of the Muslim Brotherhood before the lethal drugs were administered, looking directly at the family of the victims when he delivered his final statement. "I'm very sorry for the hurt and pain I have caused you all of these years", Banks said.
Abuse left baby disabled, court hears. Pretoria - The North Gauteng High Court heard on Tuesday that a two-year-old girl known as Baby L was severely disabled because of the horrific head injury she allegedly suffered at the hands of her mother's boyfriend.
Baby L could not walk, roll over, eat or communicate coherently, Dr Paul Stevens, a surgeon at the Steve Biko hospital in Pretoria who performed emergency surgery on her on 30 December 30 last year, testified. She was discharged to a Tshwane place of safety after weeks in hospital. "She had a severe head injury... which is the cause of her being confined to a wheelchair and she cannot eat by herself. Satanic child abuse claims are almost certainly based on false memories. “EXCLUSIVE: Charities claim that the satanic abuse of children is rife” screamed the headline in the Express on Sunday earlier this month.
The piece reports that two charities, Kilmarnock-based Break the Silence and Dundee-based Izzy’s Promise, believe satanic abuse to be rife in Scotland and that it has been for decades. They say children are forced to take part in satanic rituals involving the sacrifice of babies and the making of snuff movies. According to Kate Short of Break the Silence, “Victims are so brainwashed they don’t dare to speak out.” These are obviously extremely serious allegations – but are they true? Royal Commission into Child Sexual Abuse hears school did not have a child protection policy in place. Updated.
Christian Brother who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting boys in NSW has bail revoked. Updated A Christian Brother who pleaded guilty to assaulting boys at schools across New South Wales has had his bail revoked in a Sydney court.
Desmond Eric Richards, also known as Brother Neil, taught at numerous schools run by the Christian Brothers Catholic order. He spent the later years of his career at the Vatican, but was arrested when he visited Australia a year ago. Earlier this year, he pleaded guilty to indecently assaulting four boys in the 1970s and 1980s. Hay Girls Home report details deprivation, isolation and abuse. Posted.
87yo man jailed for molesting daughter during '50s and '60s. Child sex abuse inquiry: Barristers deny misleading court over NSW abuse compensation claims. By David Spicer Posted.
Mentally impaired man who almost shook baby girl to death given suspended jail term. Posted A mentally impaired man who out of "frustration and annoyance" shook his baby daughter so violently that she nearly died has been given a suspended jail sentence in the ACT Supreme Court.
In December 2010 the child was just over three weeks old when her mother left her alone with her father while she went shopping. I hope that they continue to find the strength and courage to deal with this very challenging situation. Chief Justice Helen Murrell When she returned the baby was still, pale and cold. Articles about Child Abuse. April 10, 2014 | By Garrett Therolf A new report from the blue ribbon commission on Los Angeles County's safety net for abused and neglected children levels stinging criticism at the Board of Supervisors for what it calls a sluggish approach to reform, and declares that the system has fallen into a "state of emergency.
" "Nothing short of a complete rethinking about how the county ensures safe and supportive care for abused and at-risk children will lead to the seamless and comprehensive child welfare system that the county has needed for decades," the 10-member commission wrote in a report it voted to approve Thursday afternoon. March 21, 2014 | By Ruben Vives. Three charged in barbaric case of child abuse. Three people have been charged in the death of a child who deputies say was routinely bound in a blanket as a form of discipline. The Lee County Sheriff's Office got the 911 call saying the child was unresponsive just after 6:30 p.m. Saturday night, October 19, at 13798 River Forest Drive in Fort Myers Shores. Investigators say three-year-old Michael Lee McMullen was sweating profusely after his afternoon nap. Donella Trainor, 45, and the boy's grandmother, 56-year-old Gale Watkins, were performing CPR when emergency responders arrived.
The boy taken to the hospital and pronounced dead 40 minutes later. Meanwhile, detectives started looking into the case. They say the boy was having behavioral issues and he was put down for an afternoon nap. Child protection: Experts urge teaching protective skills in Tasmanian schools. Lucy Shannon Updated. DCI Fox hopes to meet Julia Gillard and deliver message from child sexual abuse victim. Updated A Hunter policeman who brought national attention to the issue of child sexual abuse within the Catholic Church is this week hoping to meet the woman who set up the Royal Commission. Four days after Peter Fox spoke to the ABC's Lateline program of his frustrations in investigating dozens of child sex abuse cases in November 2012, former Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced the Royal Commission.
Ms Gillard will be in Newcastle tonight and tomorrow promoting her new book, 'My Story'. Detective Chief Inspector Fox said he is hoping to speak to her. "I will be forever indebted and grateful to her," he said. Child sex abuse inquiry: NSW Government lawyers admit to withholding details in civil case. Posted Crown lawyers have faced tough questioning before a child sex abuse inquiry over whether they deliberately misled a court in an attempt to to shut down a damages claim. Lawyers who worked for the New South Wales Government admitted to failing in their duty to tell a court about witnesses that could have been called to give evidence in the case. The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has heard more than a dozen people sought compensation from the state after being abused while living at the Bethcar Children's Home, which was located at Brewarrina and, later, Orange.
But the former residents struggled to find witnesses to support them and the case took six years to settle. Evangelos Manollaras, the lead solicitor for NSW, told the inquiry he knew of witnesses who could have given evidence. The commissioner, Justice Peter McClellan, asked Mr Manollaras why he had not told the court about those witnesses at the time. Boy locked up and starved by parents was 'days away from death' Bethcar Children's Home: Resident broke own arm to escape sexual abuse, royal commission told.
Child sex abuse inquiry: Youth pastor victim says church more concerned with reputation than him. By Nicole Chettle. Catholic Church offered MOU on child abuse despite mandatory reporting laws, Police Integrity Commission hears. Updated.