She claimed the parole board was negligent by releasing the man before he was ready to face the outside world.
He was placed on parole in November 2010 and the attack on her took place while he was on parole. The victim claimed the damages as she felt that correctional services failed to protect her by not keeping Botha behind bars.
She, however, turned to the Supreme Court of Appeal, where Acting Judge David Unterhalter overturned the absolution verdict. “Those responsible for his supervision categorised Mr Botha as ‘high risk’, having been convicted of rape and indecent assault. Yet his violations of his parole conditions resulted in verbal warnings.”
In April 2012, in Oudtshoorn, Botha attempted to assault, rape and rob her, and he was consequently convicted and sent back to prison.
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