GUILTY South Africa - Preschool teacher Amber-Lee Hughes, 26, convicted of raping and murdering stepdaughter - Johannesburg, Jan 2023

[Clearsky]

https://people.com/teacher-convicted-of-raping-drowning-4-year-old-pleads-for-mercy-11909198

Amber-Lee Hughes, 26, testified Wednesday during sentencing proceedings in the High Court of South Africa’s Gauteng Division in Johannesburg, according to South African outlets Eyewitness News, eNCA and The Citizen.

 

[Rikissa]

Article from 18 February 2026:

Amber-Lee Hughes, convicted of the premeditated murder and rape of four-year-old Nada Jane Challita, returned to the stand in the Johannesburg High Court on Wednesday after two consecutive postponements.

Sentencing proceedings are ongoing.

'I thought it would be better if Nada was dead': Amber-Lee Hughes pleads for mercy | The Citizen

Hughes told the court she 'snapped' on the day she killed the child and that she believed death was better for the little girl.

www.citizen.co.za