By OBAKENG MAJE
A 26-year-old man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for raping his aunt. On 17 December 2020, the accused accosted his aunt who was asleep, and hit her on the head. According to the Northern Cape police spokesperson, Lieutenant Col Sergio Kock, the accused also choked his aunt until she lost consciousness.
Kock said the incident took place at around 1am in Fraserburg. He said the victim woke up naked and realized that, she was raped and robbed of her cell phone, money, and other valuables.
At the time of the incident, the accused and his mother (the victim’s sister) were living at the victim’s house.
“She contacted the police and the accused was arrested hours later. At the time of the incident, the accused was still out on parole on a previous rape case and police opposed bail successfully.
“On 13 September 2023, the accused was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Fraserburg Regional Court. He was also sentenced to a further 15 years for robbery,” said Kock.
The Northern Cape Police Commissioner, Lieutenant Gen Koliswa Otola lauded Detective Constable Jacques Nielsen from the Calvinia Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences unit for his meticulous investigation that led to the life-long incarceration of the accused. Otola said the police will continue to say no to Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBV&F).
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