Abandoned by her parents‚ abused as a wife - Zephany's alleged kidnapper describes hellish past

Details surrounding the troubled life of the woman charged with kidnapping baby Zephany have been presented to the Cape Town High Court. A 35-page plea explanation by the woman‚ who cannot be named to protect Zephany’s identity‚ revealed that she was abandoned by her mother when she was 12‚ had to raise six younger siblings‚ suffered multiple miscarriages and was horrifically abused at the hands of a man she loved‚ her first husband.