On the 16 October 2018, the Madadeni Regional Court convicted and sentenced a 53 year old man to 18 years imprisonment for raping his brother’s grandchild. In July 2013, the victim (5) was at her homestead in Section 4 with her grandfather’s brother who approached her and raped her while her aunt and grandmother were not at home.
The victim reported the matter to her grandmother and a case of rape was opened at Madadeni police station. The docket was assigned to the Newcastle Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit for further investigation.
In January 2018, after an intensive investigation by the FCS Unit, the accused was arrested after the investigating officer established that he was hiding at a certain farm in the Free State province. He made several court appearances during his incarceration until he was convicted and sentenced to 18 years imprisonment for raping the grandchild.
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