By AGISANANG SCUFF
16 July 2025- A man (56) was sentenced to six years imprisonment for sexual assault. This comes after the accused, who is the uncle to the two teenage twin sisters (16) from Carnarvon, sexually assaulted them on two separate occasions during 2023.
The Northern Cape police spokesperson, Sergeant Molefi Shemane said the girls reported the incidents to their mother, who subsequently opened a case of sexual assault against the accused on 24 October 2023. Shemane said the suspect was arrested the following day and later released on bail.
“However, he failed to attend his court proceedings and was subsequently rearrested on a warrant. He remained in custody until the case was finalised. On 14 July 2025, the De Aar Regional Court found him guilty on two counts of sexual assault.
“He was sentenced to six years imprisonment, wholly suspended for a period of five years on the condition that he is not convicted of assault during the suspension period. Furthermore, his name will be entered into the National Register for Sex Offenders, and he has been declared unfit to possess a firearm,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Pixley Ka Seme District Police Management commended Constable Leevirne Raaf of the Carnarvon Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit, Court Preparation Officer, Trot Manghana, and state prosecutor, Xolisa March for their collaborative efforts in securing a conviction and ensuring justice for the victims.
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