27 August 20013: Two Afrikaner men and an abused three-year-old boy's mother, 19, appeared in Vanderbijlpark magistrate's court, charged with attempted murder, child abuse and assault. The SAPS has reportedly had confiscated a torture-video taken by the mother's brother, 18, showing how the mother's boyfriend, 29, had repeatedly shocked a "three-year-old, blonde, blue-eyed boy" with a stungun; how the child was cursed in vile language, and had been beaten so brutally that he was left black and blue in the face and all over his body. The child-protection authorities said the bruises weren't all from this beating: some were older. The mother, 19, and her brother, 18, were released on R1,000 bail, but the older man, 27 (not identified: it's not known if he is a relative) was kept in detention because he was also being sought for other alleged assaults, said the SAPS. The child was removed to a place of safety and is being treated for his trauma. A neighbour reported the horrific attack against the child - which also wasn't the first time : his one-year-old sister already was removed earlier by a social welfare organisation but for some inexplicable reason they had left behind the three-year-old boy with this clearly abusive family-situation. Beeld writes that 'the situation inside the house is atrocious. The brother had made the video which showed how the boy was being tortured. Beeld was informed that the cursing at the child was horrific and that the contents of the video are 'shocking'. The three are not identified to protect the young victim - which indicates that the 27-year-old man must also be a family member. The mother of the two younger accused people was in the courtroom, described as 'emotional and constantly wriggling her hands' by Beeld. When she stood up to walk to her children in the witness box she was ordered to sit down: no contact was allowed. Her daughter earlier had burst into tears when she saw her mom in court while being brought in from the cells below. SAPS warrant-officer Kinnie Steyn said neighbours had raised the alarm after the child's abuse. The investigating officer warrant-officer Johan Reichert reportedly had confiscated the video - apparently taken by the boy's 18-year-old uncle - purportedly showing that the child was shocked repeatedly by a stun-gun and screaming in agony. The stun-gun was also confiscated as evidence.
The case was postponed to 4 September in the same court-room. The 27-year-old man allegedly can be linked to similar assault cases, Beeld writes. (*It's not known what the family intended to do with the video: there is a thriving underground, worldwide industry for such horrific torture-scenes of children. )
http://www.beeld.com/nuus/2013-08-28-martelvideo-van-kleuter-3-in-hof
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