By BAKANG MOKOTO
A man (41) was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment by Kuruman Regional Court for raping his ex-girlfriend (39). On 27 July 2023, the victim ended her relationship with the accused, Moses Leck Leier and obtained a protection order against him.
The Northern Cape police spokesperson, Colonel Cherelle Ehlers said Leier went to the home of the victim and threatened to beat her with a chain. Ehlers said he then forced her to his house in Wrenchville, where he raped her.
“The victim reported the incident to the police and Leier was arrested the next day. The accused was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment for rape of which five years of the sentence was suspended for five years on condition that he does not commit a similar offence during the period of suspension.
“He was also declared unfit to possess a firearm and his name is to be entered into the National Register for Sexual Offenders. The investigation was led by Detective Sergeant Keitshwaretswe Tshikedi from the Kuruman Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit,” she said.
Ehlers said Tshikedi’s hard work and thorough investigation secured the conviction and sentence.
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