The Acting Provincial Commissioner in the Northern Cape, Maj Gen Phiwe Mnguni welcomed the 20 year prison sentence handed down to a former policeman in the De Aar Regional court on 3 November 2020.
It is believed that the 14 year old female victim who is said to have the mental capacity of a 3 year old was with the accused on 3 January 2020, at her grandmother’s house in Noupoort when he forced the victim into the bedroom and raped her.
The rape was witnessed by the victim’s 5-year-old cousin who later reported it to her grandmother as the victim was threatened by the accused not to say anything as he would harm her.
The suspect was arrested on 5 January 2020.
On 3 November 2020, the 47-year-old accused was found guilty of rape in the De Aar Regional court and was sentenced on the same day to 20 years imprisonment.
He was also declared unfit to possess a firearm and his name was recorded in the Sexual Offenses Register.
The Commander of FCS unit in De Aar, Capt Wietz Coetzee commended Sgt Ilze Fan for the meticulous investigation of the case and for ensuring that the perpetrator is incarcerated.
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