28/02/2024
MALE ACCUSED AGED 35 SENTENCED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR RA**NG A 90-YEAR-OLD FEMALE
| Groblersdal Regional Court handed down a life imprisonment sentence to a 35-year-old male accused who r***d and assaulted an elderly woman aged 90.
The court heard that on 31 July 2022, the accused broke into the house of an elderly woman at Elandskraal and found a panga in the victim bedroom, he assaulted her with it before ra**ng her. He thereafter fled the scene with the said panga.
Police were alerted about the incident, they opened cases of r**e and assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. The victim was taken to local hospital for medical treatment.
R**e case was transferred to Mokopane Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit and assigned to Sergeant Lesetja Langa for further investigation.
The suspect was traced and arrested. Police also recovered the panga with blood stains, which was used to assault the victim.
Accused: Ephraim Matshela Madiba (35) was sentenced to life imprisonment for r**e and 24 months in imprisonment for Assault GBH. The sentences will be served concurrently.
The Provincial Commissioner of the Police in Limpopo Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe, praised the investigating officer and his team for ensuring that perpetrators are removed from the society and kept into jail. “We welcome the life sentence and we are glad that justice was finally served, concluded Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe.
