KZN rapist sentenced to two terms of life imprisonment
Over the past month, a total of 438 suspects were arrested by detectives from the FCS Unit for various cases such as rape, sexual assault, assault, concealment of birth, kidnapping and attempted rape.
DURING the month of December to January 2021, detectives at the KwaZulu-Natal Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences (FCS) Units continued to ensure that justice is served to the victims of rape and sexual abuse in the province.
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Commenting on the cases of abuse and sexual assault, Acting Provincial Commissioner for KwaZulu-Natal, Major General Thulani Gonya, said: “It is disturbing to hear of cases where women are being assaulted, abused and raped and in addition to this is child abuse. The women are let down by the very people who should be protecting them. The KwaZulu-Natal police officials are fighting this epidemic around the clock to bring all perpetrators to justice, thus giving peace to the victims and hope to women and children.”
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Last month, 18 convictions were made and two terms of life imprisonment, as well as a total of 149 years imprisonment for sexual related cases, were attained.
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