Man who strangled minor to death while raping her sentenced to life in prison

Johan Counter was convicted on charges of rape and murder and sentenced to life imprisonment for raping a 15-year-old girl.

A rapist and murderer who brutally strangled a minor to death for resisting while raping her has been sentenced to life in prison by the Mossel Bay Regional Court in the Western Cape.

Counter, who pleaded guilty, admitted that he met the teenage girl when he visited his nephew at Groot Sergfontein Farm on 29 January 2023. He was drinking with his nephew and his friends, including the victim.“She told him that she had a boyfriend among those who were drinking with him but accepted his request.

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