By OBAKENG MAJE
A man (35) has been sentenced to a life imprisonment by the Warrenton Regional Court, after raping a girl (16). Pogiso Tlhoilwe raped a girl in Pampierstad on 20 December 2018.
The Northern Cape police spokesperson, Sergeant Timothy Sam said Tlhoilwe and the victim, were walking home together when he dragged her into the stadium premises and raped her.
“The court also instructed that his name be recorded in the National Register for Sex Offenders and declared him unfit to possess a firearm,” said Sam.
Meanwhile, the Northern Cape Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Otola, praised the investigating officer Detective Sergeant Sidwel Dastile from the Hartswater Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit (FCS) for the thorough investigative work and ensuring that justice is served for victims of GBVF.
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