Ngobeni broke into the home of the victim on the night of Saturday, February 13, 2021, by forcing open a window. She was alone in the house and was sleeping. He raped the victim before hitting her with a sharp object and fled the scene. “On Sunday, February 14, 2021, the police received information about a body that was found in a house.
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A police investigation led to the arrest of Ngobeni on Thursday, February 18, 2021. He was linked to the case through a DNA test,” said Const Ridgewell Rikhotso of the Giyani police. On the count of rape, he was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment, and on the count of murder to 20 years imprisonment. The sentences will not run concurrently.
The case was investigated by Dt Micel Shivuri of the Giyani detectives branch.
