Western Cape high court finds Moyhdian Pangkaeker showed no remorse, was unlikely to be rehabilitated and needed to be removed from society
Defence counsel for Moyhdian Pangkaeker tells the Western Cape high court one or more life sentences would be like a death sentence, asks for 30 years
Moyhdian Pangkaeker found guilty on 21 charges including rape, murder and kidnapping of the eight year old girl
Man accused of the rape and murder of the young girl still maintains his innocence
The state tells Moyhdian Pangkaeker that he is a dangerous person, and that he killed and raped the child
Moyhdian Pangkaeker evaded the justice system for about four years during which time he twice absconded while on parole. He faces 27 charges, 24 of which he allegedly committed while on parole.
Police witness struggles to recall details of murder investigation because of memory loss caused by Covid-19 infection
It is unclear whether the murder accused will lay charges against two inmates after being beaten up in the vehicle transporting them to court
Moyhdian Pangkaeker absconded from parole twice yet was released on a warning three days after his arrest for assault in 2019, just months before the eight-year-old’s death
Murder accused’s twin sister tells court of interacting with the accused two days after the deceased went missing