India, March 31 -- A 37-year-old South African man recently confessed to reportedly raping and murdering his 8-day-old daughter "in order to cause the baby pain." The man subjected the child to brutal torture, which led to her death.

While committing the crime, which was motivated by anger and a desire to hurt the baby, Hugo Ferreira subjected the infant to extreme physical and sexual abuse at their home in June 2023, South African news website News24 reported.

The torture resulted in her death from severe head injuries.

The horrific incident took place when the infant's mother, Maureen Brand, reportedly left the baby alone with Ferreira to sell clothes to buy nappies.

On her return, Brand found the baby fatally injured, having endure...