CMY3701 Assignment 1 (ANSWERS) Semester 2 2023 () - DISTINCTION GUARANTEED Answers, guidelines, workings and reference .................................................... TWO SIBLINGS HANDED 3 LIFE SENTENCES EACH FOR RAPE AND MURDER OF TODDLER (2) The child was taken to a hotel in Midrand by her mother Esther and her uncle, Mike, where they performed a ritual on her, sexually assaulting her and strangling her to death. he Johannesburg High Court has handed two siblings three life sentences each for the rape and murder of a two-year-old girl. Twenty-seven-year-old Esther Mwenda Brown and 25-year-old Mike made an appearance for sentencing after they were convicted of the rape and murder of Athalia Bambando in April last year. The child was taken to a hotel in Midrand by her mother Esther and her uncle, Mike, where they performed a ritual on her, sexually assaulting her and strangling her to death. In his sentencing, Judge Ismail pointed out how the injuries inflicted on Athalia during her rape would have permanently impaired her movement, scarring her for life.During the trial, the court hard how the two-year-old was killed by torture in what was a ritual.The court noted how her mother and uncle used oil to make crucifix signs on the mirrors of the hotel room that they killed her in.The pair were convicted of two counts of rape each because of the assault inflicted both anally and vaginally on the child. They were also handed one life sentence each for the brutal murder, something that Judge Ismail has likened to the extinguishing of a candle in the rain. Source: Modise, M (2023). Two siblings handed 3 life sentences each for rape and murder of toddler 2 (Available at: ) Based on the newspaper article above, answer the following questions: QUESTION 1 1.1 Write a comprehensive essay describing the sibling’s deviancy by applying Bandura’s social learning theory. (15) 1.2 Research has revealed that there are numerous variables associated with violence. After reviewing the newspaper article above, explain how genetics might have played in the assaultive and aggressive behaviour displayed by the siblings. (10)
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