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Sheldean Human's mother, Elize. Photo: Thobile Mathonsi
The murder of seven-year-old Sheldean Human’s killer, who was beaten and bludgeoned to death in his prison cell, has left the girl’s mother and his family with nothing but more heartache and unanswered questions.
“Now I will never know. Not even in death will I know why he murdered my baby,” said Sheldean’s mother, Elize Human, as she battled to control her emotions.
Sheldean’s badly decomposing body was found in a stormwater drain near the Fresh Produce Market 15 days after she vanished in February 2007. She disappeared while playing with a friend in a park near her Pretoria Gardens home.
Her killer, Andrew Jordaan, 30, whose family along with Sheldean’s have for years been searching for answers, was arrested after confessing to former police super sleuth Piet Byleveld.
Jordaan was sentenced to life imprisonment for Sheldean’s murder and the rape and indecent assault of his godchild. He appeared in court more than once with facial injuries.
While his family are furious over what they claim to be a wrongful conviction, Sheldean’s mother says she feels nothing.
Speaking on Monday hours after learning of Jordaan’s murder on Sunday at Leeuwkop Maximum Security Prison – and just days before marking the fifth anniversary of her daughter’s death – Human said she was dead inside.
“I am completely numb. I have felt nothing since the day he robbed me of my life. I feel sympathy for his family, because I know what it is like to lose a child, to know that you will never share another birthday or Christmas with your child, but for him I have no emotions,” she said.
Human said she had been living each day as it came. “I tried to protect Sheldean as best I could, but I just couldn’t.
“His death has now left me with nothing.Now I will never know why he did this to my baby, who I loved so much. Why he took my child away.
“There are so many questions that I have been wishing and praying that he would some day answer, but his silence has ensured that they will now never be answered.
“All his silence has left me with are my memories,” she said.
Jordaan maintained his silence right until the end, his brother, Anton Nortjé, said. “We have known all along that he did not do this.
“There were others involved who made sure my brother goes to jail and ultimately his death, but he never broke his silence. He never told anyone what really happened that day.
“What happened in court was a circus. The DNA and lie detector tests were negative, yet they still convicted my brother,” he said.
Nortjé, who last saw his brother the day he went to prison, said he knew in his heart that his brother didn’t kill Sheldean.
“We wanted to get to him to talk, to find out what really happened, but we couldn’t get to him because (we had no) transport.
“We know he did not do this. He couldn’t have done this. He often looked after my sons and our sister’s daughters. If he was going to try something he would have done it then, but he never did.
“He never once hurt a child. My brother was innocent and will always be innocent.
“Sheldean’s real killers are still out there. Now they will never be caught,” he said, adding that the family was in shock over Jordaan’s murder.
Ofentse Morwane, Gauteng correctional services spokesman, said Jordaan’s exact cause of death was unknown. “He sustained severe head trauma from an incident involving a cellmate.
“We are conducting an internal investigation and have moved the suspect, who was serving a 15-year prison sentence for murder and robbery, into isolation pending the outcome of the investigation,” he said.
Gauteng police spokeswoman Captain Pinky Tsinyane said a murder investigation was under way. “So far no arrests have been made. The motive for the killing is unknown.” - Pretoria News
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Anonymous, wrote
Moeg vir askiesgesiggies, kom tog net bietjie by in die lewe asseblief. Jy laat my nogals baie dink aan iemand wat self so iets sal gedoen het. Dis nooit oor en uit nie! Hy het gekry wat hy verdien het. Dae soos dit wat mens weet daar is 'n God! Mens kan ongelukkig nie dieselfde se van jou geboorte nie.
Elsie, wrote
jacques, wrote
Ek voel rerig jammer vir enige ouer wie syhaar kind op so manier moet verloor, en boonop so jonk ook. Jordaan het gekry wat hy verdien het. Het dit hom soos n "man" laat voel om dit aan n kind te doen? Mag dit n les en voorbeeld wees vir alle "mans" daar buite wat dink dit is reg om onskuldige kinders en vrouens te wil verkrag en of vermoor. Ek is n MAN, n ware MAN, die "man" wat eendag so iets aan n kind en of my vrou van my moet doen moet bid dat die Vader daar bo my genade gee want glo vir my en dis n belofte, ek sal jou jag tot ek jou in die hande kry en jou stadig maar seker van kant maak, jy sal lei, jy sal my smeek om dit vinniger te doen want die pyn wat jy gaan verduur deur my toelate sal jy ni verduur in die hel nie.
liz, wrote
moeg vir aksiegesiggies YOU CRUEL B*****D. HOPE YOU DONT HAVE KIDS AND HOPE YOU NEVER WILL AS YOU SEEM TO BE A HARD MISERABLE COMMON PIECE OF RUBBISH SAYING THAT TO A MOTHER THAT LOST A CHILD EVEN IF IT WAS A F*****G 100 YEARS AGO!!!!!
Arlene, wrote
Anonymous, wrote
Kazzy, wrote
I hope he suffered like that poor child suffered, Karma can be a b!tch! And people stop grinding the cops and our legal system< the pig was sent to jail for 58 years, good thing we don't have the death penalty anymore or he would have been dead a lot sooner. And the brother, Anton...... you haven't seen Andrew in 5 years cause you cant afford it, sure........ in 5 years you couldn't save enough for a bus ticket.... next b@llsh!t story, stop acting like the concerned brother and skip you 15 seconds in the spotlight.
saloshnee, wrote
Shocked, wrote
The Afrikaans commentator at 9:15....I cannot comprehend your comment. Are you human? Have you never felt grief? People like you need to go for psychiatric help. You need some strong medication moron.
Penny, wrote
I dont think he was innocent, but I am amazed that he would have been into a cell with a murderer and as is common knowledge, people that kill kids are TARGETS in jail. Having said that, you just have to look at our "protectors" in the form of SAP, Metro and Prison Services - 90% are a bunch of fat, lazt, illiterate, arrogant bullies. Cannot do their jobs and no one trusts them.
Anonymous, wrote
Moeg van askiesgesiggies... You have obviously never experienced the love and emotion associated with your own child. You wake up and smell the roses and then crawl back under your rock!
cad, wrote
elize yeah i agree with you that it will never get easier ,to loose anyone is hard but gees not a child in any way .who ever done it can only do that because they pure evil and i say who ever because i'm somehat concerned that the convicted guys brother claims that his DNA was not a match and that normally in all cases i know convicts or vindicates a person .
kd , wrote
His cellmate was a murderer and rober but only received 15 years? South African justice system is a joke
Moeg van askiesgesiggies, wrote
siestoggies lyk my die ma soek nou net 'n nuwe sensasie.. Dit is 5 jaar gelede se gebeure,, Word wakker en ryk die valentine rosies,, en aanvaar dat jou dogter dood is. Hoe en waarom is lankal oor gewonder. Los dit, kyk vorentoe, hoekom kyk jy agtertoe.. dis oor en uit.
kd , wrote
His cellmate was a murderer and rober but only received 15 years? South African justice system is a joke
Anonymous, wrote
Yes Jordaan apologists, the jails are full of innocent people - we heard that for years. Just stay on the right side side of the law so you don't join all the "innocents".
Alicia Naidoo, wrote
If he was innocent, what stopped him from speaking about the events of that day??? Its been almost 5 years and you as his brother is saying his never spoken about what really happened_come on it doesnt take a rocket scientist to see that the pig is guilty!!!!
Tanya, wrote
@ Michelle Alic Roberts, I think the reason she so desperately wants to know why is because he was Sheldeans Gdfather, the mother must have had a profund sense of respect and trust to appoint him as Godfather so, the betrayal and injury must be so much deeper than if the perp was a random emmber of the public, what she is saying "I trusted you with my most prosed family member, how could and why would you do this to me"?
Sue, wrote
Blaming Piet Byleveld again?? jordaan's family need to accept that he was a murderous piece of scum. I'm glad he was budgeoned to death. I hope it hurt like hell until he took his last breath. The wheel turns...
Colleen Figg, wrote
"Ofentse Morwane, Gauteng correctional services spokesman, said Jordaan’s exact cause of death was unknown. “He sustained severe head trauma from an incident involving a cellmate. “We are conducting an internal investigation and have moved the suspect, who was serving a 15-year prison sentence for murder and robbery, into isolation pending the outcome of the investigation,” he said. Gauteng police spokeswoman Captain Pinky Tsinyane said a murder investigation was under way. “So far no arrests have been made. The motive for the killing is unknown.” Can you believe these people. A cellmate kills Jordaan, and the investigative unit are scratching their heads wondering who did it and why and 'conducting an investigation.." !!!! link: http:www.iol.co.zanewscrime-courtsnow-i-ll-never-know-why-he-killed-sheldean-1.1233586
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