A rapist is behind bars after a case of rape which was investigated by the Ladysmith Family Violence, Child Protection & Sexual Offences Unit (FCS) was recently finalised in the Estcourt Regional Court.
On December 13 last year, the accused, who is now aged 24, was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment for housebreaking and common robbery, as well as 10 years each for two counts of rape.
The court matter stems from an incident that happened on February 26, 2009, in Roosboom. The accused was 17 years old at the time.
During the early hours of the morning, the accused broke into a house, where he raped two women living there, a 17 and 21-year-old. He also robbed them of R30 cash and a cell-phone before fleeing.
The suspect proved to be elusive, but in 2015 he was traced and arrested. He will now spend over two decades behind bars.
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