The Ntuzuma Regional Court in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) has sentenced a 58-year-old man to life in prison for raping and sexually grooming a minor.<\/p>\n
The court heard that the victim, a 13-year-old girl, had been attending boxing classes with the accused at the time of the heinous acts.<\/p>\n
According to the court, the victim detailed all the events in her diary which was later found by her mother, leading to the arrest of the accused.<\/p>\n
KZN National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) spokesperson Natasha Ramkisson-Kara says the perpetrator’s name has since been added to the National Register for Sex Offenders.<\/p>\n
“The accused was a boxing coach. The 13-year-old complainant attended lessons. Since the sentences will run concurrently, the accused will serve a term of life imprisonment. Further, the court declared him unfit to possess a firearm and ordered that his name be entered into the National Register for Sex Offenders,” says Ramkisson-Kara.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the same court has sentenced a 31-year-old man to life for raping his biological mother.<\/p>\n
The accused lived with his mother mentally challenged mother in KwaMashu, north of Durban.<\/p>\n
It is believed he began raping his mother four years ago.<\/p>\n
A court report stated that the matter was brought to the attention of the police by the complainant’s sister after she came to visit the woman.<\/p>\n
Ramkisson-Kara commended the successful prosecution and added that the suspect’s name will also be placed in the Register for Sex Offenders.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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