The Ntuzuma regional court on Tuesday sentenced a 35-year-old Father to life imprisonment for the repeated rape of his daughter in Newlands West, KwaZulu-Natal. The victim was nine years old when she was first raped by her father in March 2020.
Her father was out on parole for a previous rape conviction when the incident happened. Natasha Ramkisoon-Kara, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) spokesperson said the rape incident happened of the period of three months when the father and daughter were alone at home.
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The matter came to be known when the daughter confided to her grandmother about what her father was doing to her when they were alone. The suspect who was out on parole handed himself over to the police and denied all the allegations.
In court, prosecutor Harripersadh led the evidence from the child, the grandmother and a doctor from Thuthuzela Care Centre. Harripersadh handed the victim impact statement compiled by the child and facilitated by Senziwe Mthethwa, the court preparation officer. In her statement, the child stated that after what her father did to her she is now scared of men and she did not want to be around people.
The court sentenced the man to life imprisonment and ruled that the rapist’s name should be added in the national register for sex offenders and the national child protection register of people who are unsuitable to work with children.
Source: Times Lives, Sowetan Live, image from Times Live
