KZN man sentenced to life imprisonment for raping cousin (13)
According to police, the accused threatened to kill the victim if she told the family about the rape.
THIRTY-seven-year-old, Xolani David Ntinga was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment at the Camperdown Regional Court for raping his cousin, who was 13 years old at the time.
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Pinetown Cluster communications officer, Capt Bongumusa Manqele said the accused and the victim were living at the same residence in Mpumalanga township.
“The rapes occurred on four occasions between 2006 and 2007. The accused threatened to kill the victim if she told the family about the rape.”
“On 11 May 2007 the victim told the family about the rape and the accused was taken to Mpumalanga police station where a case of rape was registered,” said Manqele.
According to Manqele, Ntinga confessed to raping the victim.
“He appeared in court and was granted bail. He absconded and later a warrant for his arrest was issued. In May this year the accused was arrested again after he was found in the Ntshongweni area near Mpumalanga township,” explained Manqele.
The accused appeared in court several times and was subsequently convicted and sentenced.
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