Seas gets 25 years

Zenobia Seas, 33, was sentenced to 25 years' effective imprisonment today by High Court Judge Christie Liebenberg. She pleaded guilty to a charge of murdering her daughter, Ava Owoses, just shy of three years old, as well as a charge of obstruction of justice, earlier in the week.
Liebenberg said he would "impose a lengthy custodial sentence even though it will not bring back the life of an innocent child."
She was sentenced to 25 years for murder and one year for obstruction of justice, the two sentences to run concurrently.
Earlier in the week, Seas gave a tearful confession in the High Court before Judge Liebenberg, alluding to apparent abuse from Ava's father. She killed her daughter during September 2016 by by suffocating her near Henties Bay with a blanket.
Seas, told the court that after murdering her child, she sat in her car and made entries into her diary. Afterwards she set the vehicle alight. The notes were meant to be left behind in the wake of her suicide.
However, the fire was extinguished by neighbourhood watch members and she was later arrested at the scene.
Seas said she and the child's father, Immanuel Joslin Owoseb, had been in a relationship since January 2013. He allegedly promised to marry her after she gave birth, but had not kept his promise.
Seas further alleged Owoseb was very abusive, consumed alcohol excessively and dated other women. She said he had told her that she was worthless and that he only used her for sex and money.
Seas said on two occasions Owoseb had assaulted her front of their daughter, who was then one year old.

June Shimuoshili