Man sentenced to 22 years for raping boy (6)
The case was investigated by Constable Masibulele Shozi of the Margate Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit.
Andile Msomi (22) will spend the next 22 years behind bars after being convicted of raping a six-year-old boy from the Mlozana area in Ezinqoleni.
The child reported to his grandmother on December 1, 2023 that he had been raped by a neighbor, leading to Msomi’s swift arrest.
He remained in custody throughout the trial.
The Ezinqoleni Magistrate’s Court sentenced Msomi to 22 years’ imprisonment on September 8. His name has been entered into the National Register for Sex Offenders, and he has been declared unfit to possess a firearm.
The case was investigated by Constable Masibulele Shozi of the Margate Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit.
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