By OBAKENG MAJE
A man (33) has been sentenced to life imprisonment by the Itsoseng Regional Court for raping a girl (15). The girl was walking home with a friend at Verdwaal village, near Itsoseng on 28 December 2014, when she met the accused who is her relative.
The North West police spokesperson, Brig Sabata Mokgwabone said the latter grabbed and asked the girl if she did not see his girlfriend. Upon being told that his girlfriend went to Springbokpan village, the accused forced the minor to go and show him where his girlfriend was.
“The accused, who was carrying a knobkerrie, consequently took out a gun, threatened the girl and raped her in the maize field. Although the victim was warned and threatened not to disclose the incident to anyone, she ran home and informed her mother.
“The matter was reported to the police, who successfully traced and arrested the accused in Itsoseng in March 2015. The court ordered that the accused’s name be put in the National Register for Sex Offenders. He was further declared unfit to work with children,” he said.
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