A man accused of murdering his baby daughter
by using her as a club to attack his girlfriend has appeared in a South African
court, local media reported Wednesday.
Police said it was believed an argument
erupted when the 32-year-old Cameroonian man questioned whether he was really
the three-day-old girl’s father.
Prosecutors told the Pretoria Prison Court
that Alexander Forba snatched the infant from her mother, gripped the baby by
the legs and used her as a weapon to beat the woman with, Eyewitness News
reported. Prosecutor Sipho Letsoalo said Forba then threw the infant to
the floor of their apartment and continued to attack the woman until witnesses
intervened.
The woman and the baby — who had not yet been
formally named — were taken to hospital. The child was pronounced dead on
arrival. Forba, who faces charges of murder and assault, will be held in
custody until he returns to court next week.
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