Gqeberha man Robin Clarke has been found guilty of the murder of little Krisley Dirker, who was just 19-months-old when she was beaten to death.
Krisley’s mother, Kristen Clarke, was acquitted on the murder charge but found guilty of child abuse and neglect.
Judgment was handed down in the Gqeberha high court on Tuesday morning.
Krisley died due to severe blunt-force trauma to the head in October 2013.
The toddler had suffered extensive abuse between September and October that year when she was left in the care of Robin during the day while her mother was at work.
Several witnesses told the court how they had overheard the verbal and physical abuse the child was subjected to at the family’s Morningside flat before her death.
This is a developing story.
The Herald
