Domestic worker brutally attacked
Drenched in blood and only wearing a T-shirt, the victim ran to her employer’s flat for help.
THABISO Ngcobo (21) was sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment in the Scottburgh Regional Court recently.
“Ngcobo first became known to police when forensic evidence linked him to a burglary in Amandawe in 2014 where a home theatre system, DVD player, flash drive, two remote controls and a Nike bag were stolen,” said Scottburgh SAPS communications officer Captain Vincent Pandarum.
Before being arrested in May last year, Ngcobo accosted a 54-year-old domestic worker at the corner of Galway and Arbuthnot Street, Scottburgh.
The victim attempted to run away but Ngcobo managed to catch her. He threatened her with a broken bottle and demanded money and her cellphone.
“He undressed her and attempted to rape her. She resisted and he assaulted and stabbed her in the face and body with the broken bottle,” said Captain Pandarum.
Ngcobo fled when he heard someone call out his name.
Drenched in blood and only wearing a T-shirt, the victim ran to her employer’s flat for help. “Ngcobo had already been arrested for the housebreaking and was in police custody when the woman positively identified him as her attacker,” said Captain Pandarum.
The cases, which were investigated by Detective Constable Dillon Khamisa of the Scottburgh SAPS Detective Service, resulted in Ngcobo being convicted of housebreaking, aggravated robbery and attempted rape.
“He was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment for the housebreaking, 10 years for robbery and five years for attempted rape. The attempted rape sentence is to run concurrently with that of the robbery,” said Captain Pandarum.
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