In addition to being sentenced to 22 years' imprisonment for rape, a Limpopo man's name will be entered into the National Register for Sex Offenders and he has been declared unfit to possess a firearm..
A Limpopo man has been sentenced to 22 years’ imprisonment in the Sibasa Regional Court for the rape of his neighbour.
The 59-year-old man cannot be identified to protect the 71-year-old woman’s identity and prevent secondary victimisation.
During the trial, the man pleaded not guilty to rape.
The court heard that in 2019, after the man observed the woman returning home from a bus stop, he followed her into her home. He went to her bedroom and a struggle ensued before he raped her.
