A 47-year-old former mortuary worker from Paarl is facing criminal charges for allegedly abusing the body of a seven-year-old girl almost four years ago.
The allegations came to light after a pathologist discovered that the girl’s corpse had been sexually desecrated.
The man, whose name is known to the Weekend Argus, was dismissed after a disciplinary hearing found him guilty.
A source close to the investigation said: “The girl died after a car reversed over her while she was playing outside with friends.”
The source said the man, a married father of two, had been taking the child’s body from the scene of the accident in Wellington to the Paarl mortuary.
Police spokesman, Warrant Officer November Filander, confirmed that the man was facing charges under two articles of the Criminal Procedure Act.
It is understood the child’s parents did not know of the desecration of their child’s body. Filander said the parents had moved to the Eastern Cape and their address was unknown.
According to police, the prosecutor of the Paarl Regional Court issued a J175 summons, which was served on the Paarl man in September.
“The accused was released on his own recognisances after his first court appearance on August 2, 2011.”
He is due to appear in court next month for plea and trial.
I have standards you know, that's sick even for me. Who would want to sleep with a child, he is a father ffs, his kids are not save around him.
