Recently a case of rape, which was investigated by the Ladysmith Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit (FCS) was finalised in the Estcourt Regional Court.

On December 13, the accused, who was 17-years-old at the time of the incident and is now aged 24, was sentenced to five years imprisonment for house break-in and common robbery as well as 10 years imprisonment each for two counts of rape.

The court matter stems from an incident, which happened on February 26, 2009, at Roosboom in Colenso.
During the early hours of the morning, the accused broke into a house where he raped two women (aged 17 and 21) who were living there.
He also robbed them of R30 and a cell phone before fleeing.

The suspect proved to be elusive but in 2015 he was traced and arrested.

The KwaZulu-Natal Acting Provincial Commissioner Major General Bheki Langa commended the Ladysmith SAPS and FCS units for their sterling work. “We will continue to send rapists to jail where they belong,” he said.