XAVIER STABBED 10 TIMES

Five-year-old boy's 'killer' is deemed unfit to stand trial and is sent to Valkenberg

- BY KIM SWARTZ

THE family of Xavier Mitchell were left stunned in court after learning the boy was stabbed 10 times and that his accused “killer” won’t face trial, but will be sent to Valkenberg as a State patient.

The court heard chilling evidence yesterday at the Parow Regional Court as investigating officer Sergeant Lorenzo Arendse read statements from several witnesses who were inside the home where little Xavier was killed.

The five-year-old boy from Bishop Lavis's parents left him in the care of his nanny, who is also their neighbour and sister to the accused Mervyn White, on 7 August 2024.

White’s sister said she had fetched the boy around 7.10am. Later that morning, while doing laundry, she saw her brother enter the house.