By Obakeng Maje
The fight against contact crimes gained success when Ga-Rankuwa Regional Court sentenced a 40-year-old father to life imprisonment on Monday for rape.  

The accused was arrested at Dekroon section in Mothotlung township for raping his biological daughter on 18 April 2013.

“The family was living together when the accused chased away his wife as well as an elderly daughter and stayed with the young daughter,13, and the son. It was during the night on 17 April 2013 that he went to the daughter’s bedroom, fetched her and raped her” colonel Sabata Mokgwabone said. 

The daughter was raped three times during that night and the father informed her not to tell anyone.

The accused was exposed when the survivor disclosed the ordeal to the elder sister who visited the family during the day. The survivor and her sister both went to Mothotlung Police Station to open a case and the suspect was arrested. 

Mmakau Cluster FCS investigated the case until the accused was sentenced.-TDN
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