By REGINALD KANYANE
A man (52) was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Williston Regional Court for raping a girl (17). The victim was walking home from a friend’s house when the accused, Arrie van Wyk, who is her uncle, invited her into his house.
The Northern Cape police spokesperson, Sergeant Timothy Sam said van Wyk threatened the victim with a knife and raped her. Sam said the accused was sentenced to 28 years imprisonment for rape of which 6 years was suspended for a period of 5 years.
“The court instructed that van Wyk’s name be recorded in the National Register for Sex Offenders and declared him unfit to possess a firearm,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Northern Cape Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Koliswa Otola, applauded the Investigating Officer Detective, Constable Anthony Willemse from the Calvinia Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit (FCS), for conducting the investigative work, ensuring that justice is served for child victims during and after Child Protection Month.
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