A 25-year-old man who raped two girls aged 9 and 11 and then fell asleep at the scene has been handed two life sentences in a North West court.
The man, who is known to his victims, was arrested at his parents' house a few hours after the rapes.
"He then fell asleep after raping the children. As he lay sleeping, the children fled and went home where they told their parents, who then rushed them to a clinic," Mokgwabone said."As the man is known to the children because they live in the same village, police went to his home where they found him. He was arrested by the Pudimoe Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit.
Mokgwabone said Ramela waited for the victims at night then threatened them with a knife before taking them into the bushes.
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