By BAKANG MOKOTO
28 May 2025- A man (33) was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment by the Port Nolloth Regional Court for rape. On 6 November 2022, the victim helped the accused with gravel and thereafter smoked mandrax.
The Northern Cape police spokesperson, Captain Ivan Magerman said the accused then sexually assaulted her without her consent. Magerman said the victim screamed for help and was assisted.
“The police were informed and that led to the subsequent arrest of the accused by members of the Port Nolloth SAPS. The accused was found guilty of rape and sentenced to 15 years imprisonment by the Port Nolloth Regional Court in Springbok.
“His name will be recorded in the National Register Sex Offenders and was also declared unfit to possess a firearm,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Namakwa District Police Commissioner, Brigadier Schalk Andrews, commended the investigating officer, Detective Sergeant Yolande Goedeman and the state prosecutor, Basil Kock for their collaboration in ensuring that justice was served to the victim. Adrews said this serves as a clear message that Gender-Base Violence and Femicide (GBVF) is a national priority and will not be tolerated.
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