The state added charges of rape, sexual assault and assault with the intent to cause grievous bodily harm to the charge sheet of the 47-year-old man who stands accused of the death of eight-year-old Daniel Jamneck.
He appeared in the Blue Downs Magistrates’ Court last Wednesday where his bail application started.
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The man was arrested on 21 June, a week after Jamneck was found dead in a bed during a sleep-over on 15 June at the accused’s house in Peerless Park North. He was visiting his 13-year old friend.
The accused is a convicted sex offender in a case dating back to 2005, in which a woman was raped.
The State vigorously opposed his bail application that was postponed to Monday for arguments and judgement.
The court heard a post mortem revealed that teeth marks and abrasions were left to parts of the boy’s body and nail marks on his neck, when he was allegedly strangled by the accused.
It was placed on record that Jamneck had been sleeping next to the accused in a double bed while his son was sleeping on another bed in the same room.
The bail application continued on Monday 3 July. He was denied bail and his case has been postponed until 14 August while he remains in custody.
