BUTTERWORTH - MAN GETS 18 YEAR PRISON SENTENCE FOR RAPE

Butterworth Regional Magistrate Court convicted and sentenced 23 year old Vuyisile Nqumshe to undergo 18 years imprisonment for rape of a 26 year old woman. The accused was also sentenced four (4) years imprisonment for housebreaking. Both sentences to run concurrently.

It is alleged that the victim visited her boyfriend on 21 July 2013 at Maduna Location, Hange Village, Ngqamakhwe. The victim and her boyfriend had a misunderstanding that resulted to the victim leaving her boyfriend. She requested a place to sleep over from a nearby homestead. On the same night at about 21:00 while she was sleeping in her room alone, the accused kicked the door open.

The accused raped the victim. He was identified by the victim who later reported the case at Ngqamakhwe Police Station. Butterworth Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit (FCS) traced and arrested the accused. He was sentenced on Friday 10 March 2017.

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