A 32-year-old man, who pretended he was going to help an 11-year-old look for her aunt and then raped her, has been sentenced to life imprisonment.
Police said the victim and her two younger brothers, had been living with their aunt while their parents worked far from home.Spokesperson Colonel Thembeka Mbele said: “She wanted the cellphone from her aunt to set an alarm for school the next morning.“He took her to a house, which was under construction in the neighbourhood, assaulted and raped her.
Mbele said the victim managed to escape by distracting the accused and telling him that there was a person at the window. The next day, she reported the rape to her teachers at school. The accused was arrested on the same day.
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