By KEDIBONE MOLAETSI
18 September 2025- A man (66) was sentenced to 25 years imprisonment by the Mothibistad Regional Court for rape. This comes after the accused raped a mentally challenged woman. The case stems from an incident that occurred on 8 October 2023, at approximately 11am, when the victim was on her way to church in Kagung village, near Mothibistad in Kuruman.
The Northern Cape police spokesperson, Sergeant Molefi Shemane said the accused, who is a neighbour of the victim, offered her a lift. Shemane said instead of taking her directly to church, he drove to a dumping site, where he forcefully raped her.
“After the assault, he gave her R30 and instructed her not to tell anyone. When the victim returned home, her mother noticed that she had money and questioned her about it.
“Then the victim disclosed the ordeal to her mother, who immediately reported the matter to the police. A case was registered and the accused was subsequently arrested,” he said.
Shemane further said the accused was declared unfit to possess a firearm and his name will be entered into the National Sexual Offences Register. He added that the South African Police Service Management in the Northern Cape welcomed the judgment.
Meanwhile, the acting John Taolo Gaotswe District Police Commissioner, Brigadier Kenneth Baloyi, praised the Investigating Officer, Detective Sergeant Jamine Melissa Armstrong of the Kuruman Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences (FCS) Unit, for her meticulous investigative work which secured the conviction. Baloyi further commended the outcome as a strong demonstration that justice has been served on behalf of the victim and that dangerous offenders are being removed from society for lengthy periods.
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