@odette.starbuckbr: Summary (TimesLIVE, 21 Oct 2026) The father of four-year-old "Baby Nikita" pleaded guilty to her murder in the Johannesburg High Court on Wednesday. The mother pleaded not guilty. According to the indictment, the child was assaulted and drowned in a bath at the family home in Eldorado Park on 6 August 2025. She died at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital on 11 August. The father also faces charges of rape, child abuse, assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm (relating to Nikita and her sibling), and assaulting a police sergeant and resisting arrest. The mother is charged with failing to report the alleged abuse and a sexual offence the state says she knew about, as well as child abuse and assault charges relating to Nikita and her sibling. The trial will continue against the mother, whose defence team said they were ready to proceed. Proceedings were postponed to Thursday so the father's lawyer can present a statement explaining his guilty plea. Note that the father's plea covers only what the article says he pleaded to, so it's unclear from this report whether it extends to all the charges against him. TimesLive, 21 October 2026 #gbv #justiceforbabynikita #babynikita #💜 #purplearmy

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