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Happy Sindane's Alleged Killer in Court

A man has appeared in court in connection with Happy Sindane's murder. It's alleged that he fought with Sindane over a bottle of brandy before a fight ensued. Sindane made headlines 10 years ago when he walked into a police station claiming to be a white child who had been abducted at the age of six by a domestic worker.
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Murdered Happy Sindane made headlines in 2003 when he alleged that he was a white boy who had been kidnapped by a black family.

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  • South Africa:   Happy Sindane's Real Name is Abbey: Court Says

    SAPA, 30 September 2003

    Happy Sindane, who claimed to have been abducted from white parents as a child and raised by blacks, was in fact 19-year-old Abbey Mzayiya -- the son of a black domestic worker, a… Read more »

  • South Africa:   Happy's Heritage Still a Mystery

    Sunday Times, 22 June 2003

    THE search for Happy Sindane's real parents continues, with moves afoot to travel to Zimbabwe to gather more DNA evidence to establish his true identity. Read more »

  • South Africa:   Happy "May Be White", Court Says

    SAPA, 26 May 2003

    Happy Sindane's claim to be the kidnapped son of white parents raised by a black family in rural Mpumalanga, may be true, the Bronkhorstspruit Magistrate's Court said on Monday. Read more »

  • South Africa:   Happy's tales of heartbreak

    Sunday Times, 25 May 2003

    Is the mysterious fair-haired boy an Afrikaner or the son of a white shopkeeper and a black woman - or someone else? Read more »

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