By KEDIBONE MOLAETSI
A 20-YEAR-OLD man has been sentenced to ten years imprisonment for rape. Richard Senelo was found guilty of rape by the Kimberley Sexual Offences. Northern Cape police spokesperson, Lt Colonel Dimakatso Mooi said Senelo raped a girl (17) at his shack back in 2018.
“The incident happened on 26 May 2018 at about 18:00 when the accused accosted the victim while she was on her way to her boyfriend. He forced her to a shanty at Madiba Shacks where he raped her. The victim managed to escape and the matter was reported to the police.
“The accused was found at his shanty still asleep and was arrested on the same day of the incident. The Unit Commander of Galeshewe Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit, Lieutenant Colonel Marli Strydom, commended the Investigating Officer, WO Reginald Zephe, on a sterling investigation which secured a conviction,” she said.
In another separate incident, the Northern Cape High Court in Hartswater sentenced Elvis Malebo (26) to 25 years in prison for the brutal murder of his girlfriend, Evelyn Mocumi (27). According to information, Malebo bludgeoned Mocumi to her death with a panga and stabbed her 34 times with a knife.
Northern Cape police spokesperson, Capt Sergio Kock said: “The incident happened on 14 June 2020 at about 07:30am when the accused found Mocumi with a 33-year-old male in her shanty at the Asgat Informal Settlement in Hartswater.
“Malebo went to his house to fetch the weapons and threatened the male with the panga. The male fled the scene and the accused murdered the female. He was arrested by Hartswater SAPS minutes later and remained in custody up until his sentencing.”
Kock added that Malebo pleaded guilty and received 25 years for the murder and 12 months for assault on the male. He said the sentences will run concurrently.
The acting commissioner for the Northern Cape Police, Major General Phiwe Mnguni commended the investigating officer, Sgt Abraham Mokae from Hartswater Detectives for a job well done. Mnguni also condemns the incident and reiterated that the sentence will send out a stern message to all persons who think of committing GBV crimes.
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