MAOKENG - Tshwanelo Joseph Lepota(35), was found guilty by the Kroonstad Magistrate Court and sentenced to life imprisonment for rape and 5 years imprisonment for kidnapping.
On Tuesday, 19 April 2022 at approximately 12:30, the victim caught a taxi to town. When she entered the taxi, she found that the driver was someone known to her as Selolo. Along their way to town, the taxi driver decided to drive to his house in Koekoe village. Upon their arrival, he threatened to kill the victim should she make any form of noise. The victim cooperated as she feared for her life, and he then pushed her into his shack, where he raped her and later released her.
The victim then reported the rape to the police and the case was investigated by Detective Warrant Officer De Gouveia, who, through a thorough investigation, managed to arrest the suspect and secure a conviction.
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