By OBAKENG MAJE
A man (30) was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Vryburg Regional Court for rape. Tiroyaone Gwai raped a woman (31) on 7 December 2020.
The North West police spokesperson, Lieutenant Col Amanda Funani said a woman was about to sleep at her residence in Ganyesa, outside Vryburg, when she heard a knock at the door. Funani said on realising that the woman was not responding, Gwai called her by her nickname and she recognised the voice.
“Although Gwai was told to leave, he broke the window and gained entrance into the house. He then assaulted and strangled the woman before raping her three times. The victim called the police after the accused fell asleep next to her,” she said.
Meanwhile, the North West Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Sello Kwena and the Director of Public Prosecution, Dr Rachel Makhari, welcomed the life sentence handed down to the accused by the Vryburg Regional Court.
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