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High Court in Johannesburg.
Murdered six-year-old Amantle Samane’s mother Ntombizodwa, has testified in the High Court in Johannesburg about the pain and trauma she suffered following the rape and murder of her daughter.
Amantle would have turned seven years-old on Tuesday.
Her mother has taken the stand in the pre-sentencing procedures under way in court.
Mozambican national, Phethe Simiao has pleaded guilty to the kidnapping, rape and murder of Amantle in October last year. The emotional mother says she and Amantle’s siblings have been left distraught.
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The pre-sentencing proceedings are under way in the case against Phethe Simiao, who has been convicted of the rape and murder of six-year-old Amantle Samane. Amantle’s mother is currently on the stand. pic.twitter.com/Pxz7jXUhDy— SABC News (@SABCNews) August 19, 2025
Ntombizodwa adds, “The fact that I lost my child Amantle hurts me so much. I have stress and my emotions are not ok. I can’t sleep at night. And when I hear the cry of a child outside, I get agitated and get so hurt so much. I relive the pain. And it gives me hatred more especially towards foreigners. When going back to bed, I relive the pain and have flashbacks of the state I found her in.”
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