A 29-year-old man was sentenced to 18 years imprisonment
for raping an eight-year-old girl, KwaZulu-Natal police said on Monday.
Lindelani Mbatha was sentenced last week for the rape of
the girl in 2012.
“It is said that the victim who was eight-years-old at
the time, had gone to Mbatha’s room to fetch some food at KwaXimba area. He
closed the door, raped the victim and gave her R5,” said police spokesman
Thulani Zwane.
“The victim did not reveal the incident up until she was
questioned by her mother for poor performance at school. The victim then
revealed that she was actually raped twice by the accused on different
occasions.”
The Pinetown Family violence, Child protection and Sexual
offences (FCS) unit took over the investigation and gathered enough evidence
for a conviction.
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