A 31-YEAR-OLD RAPE ACCUSED SENTENCED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT IN GIYANI

The Provincial Commissioner of South African Police Service in Limpopo Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe has welcomed a life imprisonment sentence handed down to a 31-year-old accused, by the Giyani Regional Court on Thursday, 31 October 2024.




The sentencing against the accused was passed after he raped his 10-year-old relative, at Phikela village, Giyani policing area, 2020-11-13 at about 17:00.

The court heard that the victim’s mother left her daughter with her cousin whilst going to a local shop. The mother returned from the shop and found her daughter naked. Upon questioning her, she told her that the accused took her (daughter) to his bedroom, wherein he instructed her, forcefully put his private part into her mouth and thereafter raped her.



The matter was immediately reported to the police and a case of rape was registered and transferred to Giyani Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit for further investigations. The case docket was allocated to Detective Sergeant Maropeng Mashapa. The accused traced and successfully arrested.

Subsequent to police investigations, the accused was found guilty of all charges against him and sentenced to life imprisonment for rape.




“We commend the investigating officer for tirelessly working on the case and all other role players who participated, for the job well done,” said Lieutenant General Hadebe.