The lawyer for the man accused of raping and murdering six-year-old Amantle Samane says he will plead guilty on Friday to avoid wasting the court's time.
Pethe Simiao, a Mozambique national appeared in the High Court in Johannesburg this morning.
He is facing charges of kidnapping, rape, murder and contravention of the Immigration Act.
The accused was arrested in Soweto in October last year after the little girls body was found in his shack.
The accused had abandoned his bail application in previous court appearances.