By OBAKENG MAJE

A man (27) has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment by the Barkley West Regional Court for raping a woman (24) in Holpan, near Windsorton on 29 January 2022. The Northern Cape police spokesperson, Sergeant Timothy Sam said, the victim who is from Barkley West, visited her friends in Windsorton for the day and later on requested to be ferried back home.

Sam said, however, friends refused and she ended up meeting the accused, Allister Gustav Fummers, who offered to accompany her to her aunt’s house in the same area.

“She could not gain access to her aunt’s place and ended up sleeping at her cousin’s shanty in the same yard. While she was sleeping, she felt someone sexually assaulting her and noticed that its the cousin’s friend, who accompanied her to the aunt’s house.

“She tried pushing him away, but the suspect overpowered her and continued raping her. She was rescued by her cousin from the accused and alerted the police,” said Sam.

Meanwhile, Northern Cape Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Koliswa Otola, applauded the Barkley West FCS , investigating officer Detective Sergeant George Mosime for the sterling investigation that secured a prison sentence for the perpetrator.

She said community is assured that perpetrators of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) are brought to book and the police will continue to ensure that, GBVF victims are protected and feel safe.

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