
Zaakierah’s
mother, Zayday Hendricks, 24, revealed that she had left the child in Simon’s
care as she and her girlfriend went clubbing. She said she trusted him because
he was her friend.
Meanwhile it
was revealed that Simon allegedly fed Zaakierah a bottle before raping and
strangling her.
The post-mortem
examination revealed that the deceased died due to strangulation and had a gaping
anus with pubic hair protruding from it.
The state
said it had damning DNA evidence against Simon.