Twisted dad jailed for life after rape and murder of son’s friend, 8, during sleepover while his child slept feet away

A SICK dad who raped and murdered his eight-year-old son’s friend during a sleepover has been jailed for life. Daniel Jamneck, eight, was attacked while staying at his friend’s home in Peerless Park North, a residential suburb of Cape Town in South Africa. Daniel Jamneck, 8, was killed during a sleepover at his friend’s house in South Africa Credit: Newsflash Western Cape High Court handed the father two life sentences on Wednesday Credit: Alamy The youngster was sleeping on a double bed beside the 49-year-old father, while the man’s own son slept just feet away on a bunk bed. The father was handed two life sentences at Western Cape High Court on Wednesday. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! Despite pleading his innocence, the twisted criminal was convicted of the rape and murder of the young boy. Prosecutors presented harrowing forensic evidence including bite marks, abrasions, adult pubic hair and nail marks on Daniel’s neck. The father cannot be named to protect the identity of his son who was the key witness during the trial. Handing down the sentence, acting Judge Sue Smith said the man had shown “no remorse for his actions at any stage”. He was also sentenced to 10 years in prison for the rape of a woman in 2005 and eight years for the sexual assault of Daniel, with all sentences ordered to run concurrently. The court heard the father was a repeat sex offender who had entered into a plea agreement after the 2005 rape conviction. Most read in The Sun Daniel’s mum said ‘no sentence’ will be ‘harsh enough’ for what happened to her son Credit: Newsflash Daniel hoped to train as a vet before his tragic death Credit: Newsflash He was then placed under a three-year correctional supervision programme, from which he later absconded. The judge ordered that his details be added to South Africa’s National Register for Sex Offenders. He has also been permanently banned from working with children and prohibited from possessing a firearm. Daniel’s mother Maria Jamneck and Caryn Brown, the survivor of the 2005 rape, were granted the right to make representations to the parole board should he ever become eligible for release. Maria and Caryn held hands in solidarity as the sentence was handed down, as the accused was seen weeping in the dock. Speaking outside court after the sentencing, Maria said: “Nothing will ever bring back my son, so that feeling of grief, it lives with you. “So no sentence will ever be harsh enough.” Maria described Daniel as her “absolute light”, saying he dreamed of becoming a vet and adored his younger sister. It comes after a wicked uncle who kidnapped and murdered his three-year-old niece was jailed for life. Yusuf Aydemir was found guilty of the deliberate murder of Leyla Aydemir after locking her in a cold storage unit before dumping her body beside a stream in rural Turkey. The callous criminal protested his innocence right to the end, saying in his final statement: “I swear by oath that I have committed no crime. “They have deemed this fate proper for me simply because I wept over her death.” Comment now