By KEDIBONE MOLAETSI
5 November 2024- A man (20) was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment by the Bafokeng Regional Court for rape. On 22 December 2022, a girl (12), went to her neighbour at Dubai Section in Lethabong Gardens, near Rustenburg to ask for food because her mother was not home at the time.
The North West police spokesperson, Colonel Adele Myburgh said the neighbour dragged her inside his house and raped her. Myburgh said thereafter, he gave her a plate of food to eat.
“The child reported the ordeal to her mother when she returned home. A case was reported to the police and the suspect was arrested a few days later. He made his first appearance before the Rustenburg Magistrate’s Court on 28 December 2022.
“He was denied bail and remained in detention until his sentencing on 30 October 2024. The convict was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment. Furthermore, he was declared unfit to possess a firearm in terms of Section 103 of the Firearms Control Act, 2000 (Act No. 60 of 2000),” she said.
Meanwhile, the North West Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Sello Kwena, applauded Sergeant Irene Ngwato of Mogwase FCS Unit for her diligence to ensure that the convict is put behind bars.
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