The convict was convicted and sentenced by
the Lydenburg Regional in Mpumalanga on Monday, October 28, 2024.
The name of the convicted r3pist is
withheld in an effort to protect the identity of the victim.
The court heard that in May 2022, a group
of four friends, including one woman who was 44-years-old at the time, came
together for some drinks after a funeral in Lydenburg.
“The victim (the woman) felt tired and
decided to call it a day. They all got into a car and dropped her at home.
Thereafter, they went back for entertainment and the house was locked by the
victim's husband,” said Mpumalanga provincial police spokesperson, Colonel
Donald Mdhluli.
During trial, the court heard that
the 39-year-old man decided to return to the house where they dropped his
friend’s wife - leaving his friend at the entertainment place.
He managed to get hold of the house keys,
then he proceeded into the room where the woman was asleep.
“It was during this time when the accused
raped the victim,” said Mdhluli.
The incident was subsequently reported to
the police and the specialized family violence, child protection and sexual
offences (FCS) unit was assigned to probe.
The investigation was conducted and it led
to the arrest of the 39-year-old man.
“The man appeared in court on several
occasions before he was convicted and, at the end, he received the 10 years
direct imprisonment on Monday, October 28 2024,” said Mdhluli.
Thanks to the Lydenburg Regional Court for
ensuring that the man gets what he deserves.”
Meanwhile, acting provincial commissioner
of police in Mpumalanga, Major General Zeph Mkhwanazi has saluted the
“exceptional work” done by investigators, prosecutors, and members of the
judiciary who handled the sensitive case.
“We are definitely addressing the
scourge of gender-based-violence and we are delighted whenever perpetrators of
these heinous crimes are removed from the society for a very long time like in
thiscase,” said Mkhwanazi
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