Outrage as accused rapist and murderer seeks bail again
Daniel Jamneck, 8, was raped and murdered while he wat at a sleepover at his friend's place.
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The man accused of raping and murdering his son’s 8-year-old friend during a sleepover at his house two years ago is applying for bail for a second time as he faces trial in the Western Cape High Court.
The 49-year-old man from Kraaifontein’s first bail application was opposed in the Blue Downs Regional Court following his arrest in 2023.
He may not be identified in order to protect his 14-year-old son, who is a crucial witness in the case.
The man is expected to face trial later this year in the High Court, with October 24 set as the date for a potential bail application and for details on when the matter may proceed.
The decision to steer another bail application has been met with dismay by gender-based violence (GBV) activists who have been supporting the victim, Daniel Jamneck’s family since the start.
Candice van der Rheede, of the Western Cape Missing Children’s Unit and GBV activist said: “I am very upset and angry that criminals have a right to redo a bail application and it seems they have more rights than law abiding citizens. I am outraged.”
The Cape Argus also reached out to the National Prosecuting Authority on the matter but have yet to receive feedback.
The man is facing charges of murder, sexual assault and assault GBH.
The State is set to prove that on June 15, 2023, while Jamneck slept next to the accused on a double bed inside his flat in Peerless Park North, Kraaifontein, he allegedly strangled him to death.
His son had been sleeping on the double bunk in the room.
The accused had been a tenant and was employed.
Daniel had been at a sleepover at the accused’s home, visiting his friend.
He has yet to plead to the charges and also has a previous conviction of rape.
The State previously revealed in a shocking twist that the killer had left teeth marks and abrasions on Jamneck’s penis and that adult public hair was found in the anus and penis.
They explained that nail marks had been found in Jamneck’s neck after a post-mortem had been conducted.
The man had been out on parole after he was convicted of rape in 2005 of an adult female and was given a three year correctional services sentence after entering into a plea agreement with the State.
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