By OBAKENG MAJE

A man (18) has been sentenced to seven years imprisonment by the De Aar Regional Court for raping a girl (17) in Colesberg. The Northern Cape police spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Sergio Kock said, on 1 September 2023 at approximately 6:30pm, the victim attended a party with friends.

Kock said the victim woke up later that evening at her aunt’s house in Colesberg and found one of the men who attended the party, busy raping her. He further said the victim screamed for help and alerted her aunt.

“The suspect was arrested and later found guilty of rape. On 6 March 2024, he was sentenced to 7 years direct imprisonment and also declared unfit to possess a firearm,” he said.

Meanwhile, the Northern Cape Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Koliswa Otola, lauded the investigating officer D/Cst Headman Nogqala of the De Aar Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit for his meticulous investigation that led to the conviction.

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