Police in the Uitenhage Cluster welcomed the sentencing that was handed down to a rape accused on Thursday, 11 October 2018, by the Uitenhage Regional Court. The accused, Rafferty Rodwill (20) was sentenced to an effective seven years imprisonment for raping a 44 year old woman on 2 July 2017.
The victim and the accused (who offered to walk her home) took a footpath next to Tarpon Crescent, Kamesh, towards her residence at 00:05 on 2 July 2017. The accused forced himself on the victim and raped her. The victim reported the incident to the South African Police Service and the accused was arrested on 5 July 2017 on a charge of rape.
Acting Uitenhage Cluster Commander, Brigadier Ronald Koll applauded the detectives from the Family Violence Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit in Uitenhage, as well as the Uitenhage Regional Court for the good work performed and the sentencing that was handed down.
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