Friday, August 28, 2009

Dad beats 15-year-old daughter to death with electric wire for missing school (Delft, South Africa)

UNNAMED DAD has been arrested for beating his 15-year-old daughter to death with an electric wire. She had apparently been skipping school. Yup, that's sure how you teach someone about the value of an education, Dad.

http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=15&art_id=nw20090828123218813C336991

Dad kills daughter for bunking school
August 28 2009 at 12:35PM

A Delft man was arrested for allegedly beating his 15-year-old daughter to death with an electric wire, police said on Friday.

"We were called to the scene in Homtini street in Leiden and found the girl dead.We understand that the father was arguing with her because she failed to attend school," Captain Joe Wilson said.

Wilson said preliminary investigations indicated that the girl died as a result of the beating.The man faces a murder charge and was expected to appear in the Bellville Magistrate's Court on Monday.

Sapa