Siphelele Nketo
IT was in November last year when a Kokstad-woman (33) was dealt with a life-threatening situation of rape, and the suspect has now been handed a hefty sentence.
According to reports, at the time of the incident, she was approached by the suspect (22) while walking in Horseshoe at around 11pm.
The suspect forced her to his place where he then raped the victim. She later escaped and ran to a neighbour where she reported the incident, and a case of rape and kidnapping was investigated by Kokstad SAPS.
The suspect was later arrested. The Kokstad Regional Court has recently sentenced him to undergo 15 years’ imprisonment for the rape count as well as three years for kidnapping. The second sentence will run concurrently with sentence imposed on the first count of rape.
The court declared him unfit to possess a firearm.
