A man who raped a 68-year-old woman in her Umkomaas kitchen after strangling her, has been jailed for 10 years by a Scottburgh court.
On 25 January, the woman was in her kitchen when Thulani Vincent Dube (43) grabbed her from behind and began strangling her. He threw her to the floor and raped her.
He was arrested on 1 February and appeared in Scottburgh Court on 18 May, where he was found guilty of rape and sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment. Investigator Const TP Ndlovu of Umlazi FCS worked hard to ensure a good sentence was meted out to the accused.
Ethekwini Outer South cluster head of investigations, Col Anita Narayan said: “The commitment and professionalism of Const Ndlovu led to the securing of an excellent conviction of 10 years’ imprisonment. We will ensure criminals who hurt our children and women will face the long arm of the law and be imprisoned.”
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