KIMBERLEY – The Northern Cape Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Koliswa Otola, praised and applauded Warrant Officer Debora Bob for displaying high class investigative work, which resulted in the incarceration of a rapist to life behind bars.<\/p>\n
The accused (29) was sentenced to life imprisonment on count of rape by the Postmasburg Regional Court on Thursday, 15 September 2022. <\/p>\n
On 13 March 2021 the accused raped his young sister, inside their parent\u2019s home in Lime Acres. On the day of the incident, the parents, were away from home for a weekend, and the accused took advantage of the situation and raped his 15-year-old sister.<\/p>\n
The accused was arrested and the investigating officer successfully opposed bail, and he remained in police custody until the finalisation of the trial.<\/p>\n
The Postmasburg Regional Court, declared the accused unfit to possess a firearm and also ordered that his name be registered in the National Sexual Offences Register.<\/p>\n
The Northern Cape Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Otola commended the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and Department of Justice for taking a resolute stance by putting the accused in prison for life. \u201cThe sentence shall serve as a deterrence, to those who perpetuate the scourge of gender-based violence and also to restore confidence of the public in the Justice system\u201d, she said.<\/p>\n
Source: South African Police Service<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"