Tazne van Wyk's mother Carmen and father Terence Manuel, with then seven-month-old Tamlynn van Wyk, during a prayer service at their Elsies River home shortly after Tazne's murder in 2020. File photo.Convicted child rapist and murderer Moyhdian Pangkaeker — who violated the corpse of an eight-year-old victim by sawing off her hand — deserves at least nine life sentences.
That was the nub of the argument in aggravation of sentence put forward by the state at the high court in Cape Town for the former parolee who was arrested for kidnapping, raping and killing Tazne van Wyk, 8, in 2020. Pangkaeker, who pleaded not guilty and maintained he was innocent, was convicted in October 2022 of 21 charges including eight counts of rape of children, sexual assault and sexual exploitation of children, several counts of assault of children, kidnapping, incest, desecration of a corpse and absconding from parole.
Senior state advocate Lenro Badenhorst, in aggravation of sentence, described Pangkaeker, as a monster who could not be tolerated in a civilised community. “It is submitted that the accused is a repetitive offender who indiscriminately targets young girls for sexual pleasure and therefore his moral blameworthiness is high. The accused should be punished with the most severe punishment possible for his reprehensible actions.
This man must never be allowed to roam amongst the general population. Not even in old age. Never be given parole again. He must live to the end of his life in prison.
What does 9 life sentences mean when they always just run 'concurrently'? The criminal feels no punishment. He would sit in jail with all his fellow rubbish, getting fed & entertained, not a worry in this world. They often get supplied with drugs and cellphones by bad officials
Whilst the judge read the judgment, my heart broke for her mom: having to listen how someone not only killed but did unthinkable things to your baby's corpse, is so sad. Hence, I agree with this sentence. He did some bad things, over and over again. To Tazné, his daughter et al.
He must die in jail
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