An Eastern Cape man, who lured a 14-year-old boy to his home under false pretences and raped him in 2017, was sentenced to life imprisonment.
CAPE TOWN: An Eastern Cape man will be spending his life behind bars, after he was sentenced to life imprisonment, in the Sterkspruit Regional Court on Friday, for raping a 14-year-old boy.According to evidence before the court, on January 7, 2017, Rashaga was attending a traditional ceremony of a 14-year-old boy, in the area of Bamboespruit Village, near Sterkspruit.
The trio left and, when the brother left to relieve himself, the court heard that Rashaga locked the door, overpowered the 14-year-old boy, and raped him. He was arrested in December 2020, where he was remanded in custody until the finalisation of the matter. State prosecutor advocate Loyiso Methuso led the victim and his grandmother’s evidence pertaining to the crime.
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