The Newcastle Regional Court yesterday sentenced a 27 year old man to life imprisonment for raping his aunt in 2015.
The victim who raised the accused from a young age had chased him out of her home as she would not condone his criminal activities. During September 2015, the accused accosted his aunt whilst she was sleeping at her home in Mathukuza area, Newcastle. He repeatedly raped her, stabbed her multiple times, strangled her and robbed her of cash before fleeing.
The victim was taken to hospital in a critical a condition. The accused left the province after the incident.
A case of rape and attempted murder was opened at Newcastle police station and assigned to the Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit for investigation. Investigators conducted their probe which led them to Boksburg prison in the Gauteng province in April 2017.
The accused was arrested for murder he had committed in the area and was being held at prison. He was taken to Newcastle court to face the full might of law for his heinous deeds. DNA samples also linked him to a murder case that he committed in Fernie area in the Mpumalanga province. The accused was incarcerated for the duration of the trial until his successful prosecution.
He was sentenced to life imprisonment for rape, ten years imprisonment for attempted murder and a year’s imprisonment for theft. His murder trial is continuing in Mpumalanga.
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