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Amaro Viana, South African Boy, Drowned In Boiling Water By Patrick Radebe, Sipho Mbele

Posted: 07/26/2012 2:52 pm Updated: 07/27/2012 3:01 pm

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Amaro Viana, 12, was drowned in boiling water when three robbers broke into his home to take "revenge" on his mother, Geraldine.

Two men pleaded guilty on Tuesday to murdering a South African couple before drowning their son in a bathtub full of boiling water.

Patrick Petrus Radebe, 24, and Sipho Mbele, 21, admitted to breaking into the Johannesburg home of 53-year-old Tony Viana and his wife, 43-year-old Geraldine, Sowetan Live reports. The two men raped and shot Geraldine, then attacked Tony with a machete and golf club before shooting him the head.

The two men said that when they realized the couple's 12-year-old son, Amaro, would be able to later identify them, they tied his hands and feet and drowned him in the bathtub. Forensic analysis indicated that the boy had been held in boiling water, theDaily Mail reports.

Before leaving, the robbers killed the family dog by slicing open the animal's stomach.

Radebe had been employed by the Viana family as a gardener, while Mbele was the son of one of the family's servants. A third robber, 20-year-old David Motaung, was with the men, and pleaded guilty to a robbery charge.

A defense lawyer told the Vereeniging Regional Court court that the men originally entered the home with the intention to take revenge on Geraldine Viana for treating her employees badly, according to a translation of Beeld by South Africa's News 24.

The three convicts were allegedly laughing together as they returned to their cells after the proceedings.

Sentencing begins on September 6.

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cainTired old hippie

Now that's friken horrible, dam!

7/30/1212:48 AM

PrashadSenior Member

It is a very bad crime. Alot of these whites are fleeing South Africa because of crimes like this. Western Canada has alot of white doctors from South Africa. As a coloured man I always get a bad feeling when I go to these Medical Centers and the doctor turns out to be a white South African. It is like you don't know what you are getting into. Could be an angry get even nazi. It is like having an encounter with the rascals Churchill and Rev Al without a large leather belt.

But so far so good for me I have had some good ones but I am keeping my fingures crossed.

7/30/129:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Prashad:

Alot of these whites are fleeing South Africa because of crime. Western Canada has alot of white doctors from South Africa. As a coloured man I always get a bad feeling when I go to these Medical Centers and the doctor turns out to be a white South African (It is like have an encounter with the rascals Churchill and Rev Al without your leather belt handy). It is like you don't know what you are getting into. Could be an angry get even nazi.

But so far so good for me I have had some good ones.

Well then don't go, you racist SOB. Go live in Zimbabwe, you will feel welcome there. What did THEY do to you? I know several white SAs and they are nothing as you try to paint.

7/30/129:34 AM

PrashadSenior Member

Baseman you are a coloured man. You have never experience an ideological racist. So keep your crap to yourself.

7/30/129:37 AM

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White ideological racist have no bearing on this heinous crime. The fact is the South African criminals have a history of raping white women before killing them. They also like to use their machete even on little kids. They think it is fun. Notice they all laughing in jail.

7/30/129:50 AM

PrashadSenior Member

I don't like what happen to the family. I think the criminals should be given capital punishment. But let us keep in mind alot of these people are very hard core ideological racists. We are not dealing here with spray paint and run away Nazis here.

7/30/1210:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Prashad:

But so far so good for me I have had some good ones but I am keeping my fingures crossed.

I understand what you mean. It makes you wonder if that doctor wouldn't want to cremate you alive because you are not white.

7/30/124:06 PM

PrashadSenior Member

Lucas I cannot disclose here about a case I heard of that happen in Red Indian community done by one of these individuals. But it is very disturbing to think about the extent that hardcore racial indoctrination would make people do.

7/30/125:07 PM