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Father sentenced on three counts of rape of daughter

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PORT ELIZABETH – The increasing number of women and children who become victims of gender based violence cannot be tolerated and every effort must be made to expose the perpetrators in this regard.

On 05 August 2020, a 39-year-old Kwazakele man was sentenced in the Port Elizabeth High court for raping his 13-year-old daughter three times in August 2018. The man raped his daughter at their house in Nkata Street in Kwazakele.

The teenager fell pregnant and in October 2018 she was taken by her aunt to the clinic who then referred them to the police. A case of rape was opened. The teenager had an abortion.

In November 2018, the Motherwell Family Violence Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit arrested the father and he remained in custody until the finalisation of the case.

Before the trial could begin, in December 2019 the victim tragically died in a shack fire at her house.

Today, 05 August 2020 the accused was sentenced on three counts of rape and he received 25 years imprisonment on each case. The cases will run concurrent with each other, so effectively he will serve 25 years in prison.

The Provincial Commissioner, Lt Gen Liziwe Ntshinga reiterated that it is time for women to take a stand against sexual harassment, rape and domestic violence in society. ‘It is sad when the perpetrators are the very same people that are entrusted to care and protect their own. Turning the tide against gender based violence is a collective effort therefore we are calling on men to be at the forefront of all efforts to end the scourge of violence in our households and communities,’ added Lt Gen Ntshinga.

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