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A four-year-old girl was raped and drowned by her dad's partner. ‌

Nada-Jane Chalita was murdered by Amber Lee Hughes after she sat on the child in the bath until she drowned in January 2023. ‌

Hughes had become angry with her partner Elie, Nada-Jane's father, after suspecting him of having an affair when he failed to kiss her goodbye before leaving for a job interview, reports the Mirror . ‌

Incensed, nursery school teacher Hughes threatened Elie in a message before the rape and murder, saying: "You broke my heart; I’m going to burn yours. How could you do that to me?"

Hughes was found guilty of premeditated murder and vaginal rape at Johannesburg High Court in South Africa, charges that carry minimum terms of life imprisonment.

The court heard Hughes s

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