Man sentenced to JAIL for r3ping friend’s wife

A 39-year-old man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for raping his friend’s wife in South Africa.

The sentencing took place at the Lydenburg Regional Court in Mpumalanga on Monday, October 28, 2024.

The convict’s name has been withheld to protect the identity of the victim.

The court heard that in May 2022, a group of four friends, including a 44-year-old woman, gathered for drinks after attending a funeral in Lydenburg.

When the woman felt tired, she decided to go home, and the friends dropped her off before returning for more entertainment, locking the house as her husband was present.

According to Mpumalanga provincial police spokesperson Colonel Donald Mdhluli, the 39-year-old man chose to go back to the victim’s house after dropping her off, leaving his friend at the entertainment venue.

He obtained the house keys and entered the room where the woman was asleep.

“It was during this time when the accused raped the victim,” said Mdhluli.

The incident was reported to the police, and the family violence, child protection, and sexual offences (FCS) unit began an investigation, leading to the man’s arrest.

The man appeared in court multiple times before being convicted and sentenced to 10 years in direct imprisonment on October 28, 2024.

“Thanks to the Lydenburg Regional Court for ensuring that the man gets what he deserves,” added Mdhluli.

Acting provincial police commissioner in Mpumalanga, Major General Zeph Mkhwanazi, praised the “exceptional work” of the investigators, prosecutors, and judiciary involved in the case.

“We are definitely addressing the scourge of gender-based violence, and we are delighted whenever perpetrators of these heinous crimes are removed from society for a very long time, as in this case,” said Mkhwanazi.

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