A man from Welverdiend in Gauteng, who was arrested after his baby girl was raped and murdered almost two years ago, is due back in court today.

The 37-year-old man briefly appeared in the Pretoria High Court on charges of murder and rape yesterday. The case was postponed until today.

The accused has never been released on bail and is being held in the Potchefstroom prison.

The community was shocked when the police arrested the father on charges of rape and murder on June 9, 2023.

The man allegedly took the fully clothed eight-day-old baby from her mother (37) and left the back room they had rented the day before.

When he returned later, the child was naked and injured.

The mother went to the woman living in the main house on the property and showed her the injured baby. The woman phoned an ambulance and the police.

The ambulance transported the baby to Carletonville Hospital, where she died the following morning.

Captain Jacques Nagel of the Carletonville Detectives Branch is the investigating officer.