GRANDFATHER GETS LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR RAPE

02 OCTOBER 2025

GRANDFATHER GETS LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR RAPE

The Mtubatuba Regional Court has sentenced a 56-year-old man to life imprisonment for the rape of his granddaughter in December 2023. The incident took place in the Gengele area, and the complainant was five years old at the time. On the evening of the incident, the complainant had left her mother’s house to go visit her grandfather, who lived on the same property, but in another dwelling. She returned after some time and told her mother that she had blood on her underwear. Her mother asked her what had happened, and she reported that her grandfather had raped her.

In court, the Prosecutor Sphelele Precious Mdluli led the testimony of the complainant’s mother, who corroborated the complainant’s evidence. The doctor who examined the complainant also testified that her injuries were consistent with the offence. In furtherance of the state’s case, Mdluli handed in a Victim Impact Statement compiled by the complainant’s mother and facilitated by Court Preparation Officer Sthembile Cebekhulu. In her statement, the woman expressed that she was deeply hurt by the actions of her father, as she had trusted him. She said that the incident had destroyed their relationship. The accused was sentenced accordingly, and the court ordered that his name be entered into the National Register for Sex Offenders. He was also declared unfit to possess a firearm.

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) welcomes the successful conviction and sentence. The accused was in a position of trust, and he abused that trust. We hope that sentences of this nature will deter like-minded people.

Issued by:

Natasha Ramkisson-Kara

NPA Regional Spokesperson

KZN Division

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