South Africa: Provincial Commissioner Welcomes Sentence Meted Against Man Who Raped His Stepdaughter

press release

The Provincial Commissioner of the South African Police Service in Mpumalanga, Lieutenant General Mondli Zuma has welcomed a hefty sentence meted against a rapist this week. This comes after the Mhala Regional Court on Tuesday, 07 July 2020, sentenced a 31-year-old man to life imprisonment for rape. The accused raped his seven year old stepdaughter in 2018.

The court heard how the accused arrived home on that day, 22 February 2018 to find that the victim was asleep. He then ordered his other four year old stepdaughter to stand at the door and guard for his wife.

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