On 1 February 2019, a rapist, Mthokozisi ‘Phashash’ Kunene (43) was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Pietermaritzburg Regional Court for raping a 12 year old girl. On 9 August 2017, the victim was walking home from school when she encountered the suspect, who accompanied her as he was known to her.
As they were walking, the suspect grabbed her and pulled her into the veranda of an abandoned house and raped her.
A case of rape was opened at the Plessislaer police station and the suspect was immediately arrested. The docket was thoroughly investigated by the Plessislaer Family Violence, Child Violence and Sexual Offences Unit and went to trial.
The accused made several appearances at court until he was sentenced to life imprisonment.
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