A man has been sentenced for raping his colleague between 2022 and 2023. The complainant, who is mentally disabled, and the accused were known to each other as they worked together.
A 34-year-old man has been sentenced to life imprisonment by the Pietermaritzburg Regional Court for raping a mentally disabled colleague on three separate occasions.
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said the accused and the 33-year-old woman knew each other through their workplace.
The court heard that the man befriended the complainant before raping her three times at their workplace between 2022 and 2023.
The woman’s mother became concerned after noticing a change in her daughter’s behaviour and questioned her. The complainant subsequently disclosed the rapes to her mother, who reported the matter to police.
