# A preschool teacher, Amber Lee Hughes, has pleaded not guilty to charges of rape and murder in the High Court in Johannesburg. She is accused of sexually assaulting and killing her boyfriend’s four-year-old daughter who was a learner in her class, Nada-Jane Challita, in January 2023. The National Prosecuting Authority’s regional spokesperson, Phindi Mjonondwane, says the court heard that Hughes was in a relationship with the child’s father and had moved in with them, where tensions reportedly led to threats against the child.
Preschool teacher accused of rape and murder of her boyfriend’s daughter pleads not guilty