Watch: Amber Lee Hughes recounts mental health struggles in Nada-Jane (4) murder case

A confessed child killer described chilling details in the Johannesburg High Court today about how she drowned the daughter of her ex-boyfriend in 2023.The sentencing of Amber Lee Hughes took a shocking turn today after being postponed for two consecutive days, as she gave adetailedaccount of how she killed four-year-old Nada-Jane Challita. TheSouthern Courierwrote a series of articles today, detailing what was unfolding in court. In its latest article, it reportedthat Hughes apologised to the court and to four-year-old Nada-Jane’s family as sentencing proceedings continued.

Self-confessed murderer Amber Lee Hughes apologised to the court and to four-year-old Nada-Jane’s family as sentencing proceedings continued. Full story on southerncourier.co.za “I am sorry to Nada,” Hughes said. “I would like to apologise to the court as well as the family of Nada.

This trial has taken a lot longer than it should have.” Hughes claimed delays in the matter were due to being ill-advised by her previous legal representative. Southern Courierreported earlier this afternoonthat Hughes described her actions in her own words, citing heartbreak and betrayal over her relationship with Nada-Jane’s father, Elie Challita, as a factor in the tragedy. During the court proceedings, she spoke about her upbringing, mental health struggles and previous legal advice she received before trial.

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The convicted accused speaks in the witness box at the Johannesburg High Court, describing her troubled childhood, mental health challenges, and the legal advice she received as sentencing proceedings continue. Full story on southerncourier.co.za “I thought that the only reason for me to save Nada was by taking her life, so I didn’t think. I ran to the bathroom and got into the bath.

Before I got into the bath, I said to her, ‘I’m sorry, I love you so much’, Nada didn’t fight. I sat on top of her and pushed her head under the water.” After killing Nada-Jane, she said she went to the garage, where Challita’s work equipment and large water tanks were stored, and tied a noose on a ledge. She recalled bleeding on the garage floor after a fall, sitting for a while as she thought about her relationship and everything that had happened that day.

The convicted accused describes in detail how she took the life of Nada-Jane at her Mulbarton home, citing feelings of betrayal and heartbreak, as sentencing proceedings continue at the Johannesburg High Court. Full story on southerncourier.co.za She then returned to the house, changed into a red and white dress, and cut her right wrist with a small knife she found among the dishes she was washing. Hughes also tried to hang herself from a wooden jungle gym in the garden, but ended up breaking a piece of it.

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