Evil man who raped and beat girl to death and cut off hand jailed for 260 years
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A sick killer who raped and beat an eight-year-old girl to death before sawing off her hand has been jailed for 260 years.
Convicted killer Moehydien Pangaker, 57, snatched his victim, Tazne van Wyk, while she was on her way to a sweet shop, before performing the sickening act on February 7, 2020.
His actions have been described by a judge as the "hallmark of predatory behaviour" with a "purely sexual" motivation.
Shockingly, he mutilated Tazne's body as it was found dumped in a stormwater drain on the motorway in the town of Worcester, in Western Cape, South Africa, 12 days after she went missing.
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The little girl's battered body was found dumped along a highway by local resident and police.
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This month, on February 14, judges at the Western Cape High Court in Cape Town sentenced Pangaker to nine life sentences and other charges totalling 259 years and six months.
The evil dad had only been out of jail for five years after serving time for the murder of his own son in 2001, the court heard.
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Meanwhile autopsy reports revealed that Pangaker's eight-year-old victim died from blunt force trauma to her head, chest, neck and pelvic area and one of her hands had been sawn off with an unknown object.
Pangaker was later charged by prosecutors over Tazne's killing, including being charged with eight counts of rape of children, sexual assault, and sexual exploitation of children.
The sick dad was also charged with kidnapping, incest, desecration of a corpse and absconding from parole in October 2022.
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Judge Alan Maher went on to describe Pangaker as a sexual predator who preyed on young girls, saying that his "crimes are a hallmark of predatory behaviour".
Maher said: "His crimes are a hallmark of predatory behaviour. As the accused accepts no responsibilities for his crimes there is clearly no sign of rehabilitation.
"After he kidnapped Tazne, he had ample opportunity to change his mind.
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"She died alone, away from her family in the dark and most probably in a lot of pain.
"The accused was not content on just raping, kidnapping and murder Tazne but desecrated her body and discarded her in a storm water drain."
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He went on: "The impact it has on her parents, family cannot be described. It's permanent.
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"The kidnapping of a child is every parent's fear. From calls he received he knew how frantic her parents were and how angry the community was.
"His motive was purely sexual."
Authorities ordered for his name to be entered into the National Sexual Offences Registry.
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