The case against a man accused of the rape and murder of his lover's six-year-old son was postponed in the South Gauteng high court sitting in Palm Ridge Magistrate's Court on Tuesday.
Mowson Patala‚ 26‚ allegedly raped and throttled Nyasha Roy Chifambo on March 8 last year.
Patala‚ who looked after the child when his mother was at work‚ bathed him and placed him on the bed before he called an ambulance.
He then called his girlfriend of two years Brenda Mapunganyika who was at work saying the child was sick. They took the child to hospital in a taxi. The child died on arrival at the Tembisa hospital.
Mapunganyika said her child was in good health when she kissed him goodbye and left for work in the morning.
Dr Lilliana Lulli who examined the child at the hospital said there was extensive bruising on the child's buttocks. She said the skin on the anus was normally tight but in this case it was loose and had tears.
Forensic pathologist Dr Sajida Medar told the court that the child had excessive bruises on his body. She said the injuries on the boy's anus could have been caused by an erect penis.
The case was postponed to Wedneday.
- TMG Digital/SowetanLIVE
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