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Man sentenced to life imprisonment for rape
The Springs Magistrate Court has sentenced Thobimvula Ngeyane to life imprisonment over charges of rape.
Ngeyane was charged after raping a 44-year-old woman at his home in Kwa-Thema, Gauteng in November 2022.
The 40-year-old accused pretended to buy a cold drink at the victim's place and asked her to follow him to his home to collect money for the drink.
Upon arrival at his home, Ngeyane raped the victim and stopped when his younger brother walked in on them.
A case of rape was opened at SAPS Kwa-Thema and transferred to Springs Family violence, Child Protection Services and Sexual Offenses Unit.
After thorough investigations, the accused was arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment.
In other news, the Standerton Regional Court sentenced a serial rapist to 25 years' imprisonment for raping a woman in 2016.
According to police, the victim was on her way to a hiking spot along Secunda Road (R546) near Charl Cilliers in May 2016 when she accepted a lift from an unknown man driving a white vehicle of an unidentified make and registration number.
Initially, the suspect claimed he was heading in the same direction as the victim but later changed his route and claimed he needed to pick up others from a nearby farm.
The suspect then suddenly stopped the vehicle near a dumping site and assaulted the victim.
'It is further alleged that he moved to the passenger seat, used a hat to cover the victim's nose, and physically assaulted her.'
'The suspect then tied her with a seatbelt, forcibly removed her clothing, and raped her multiple times without protection, despite her resistance and cries for help,' the police statement read.
After the assault, the suspect wiped himself and the victim, removed the vehicle's registration plate and hid it under the driver's seat.
He then threw the victim's belongings out of the vehicle before abandoning her in an isolated area.
The victim hitchhiked to Charl Cilliers for help and was transferred to Standerton Police Station for further investigation and a medical examination.
In a twist of events, the victim witnessed the suspect being escorted by prison wardens at a hospital and immediately alerted the police.
The police identified the suspect and arrested him.
He was found guilty of rape and sentenced to 25 years in prison.
The sentence will run concurrently with other prison terms he is already serving, including housebreaking, two counts of assault, 10 counts of rape, kidnapping and three counts of theft.
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