LIMPOPO – Nduvhuwo was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment for two counts of rape and five years imprisonment for robbery, after he repeatedly raped a 61-year-old woman woman and robbed her of her belongings.
Police spokesperson Lt Col Moatshe Ngoepe says the incident occurred on 1 February at the Maanga mealie field.
The victim was alone, harvesting vegetables and after a long harvest, she felt tired and sat down to rest. The accused then approached her, grabbed her and strangled her while threatening to kill her if she screamed for help.
“He then dragged her deep into the field where he repeatedly raped her before fleeing the scene with her cellphone. The victim screamed for assistance after the incident and a passerby came to her rescue and called the police who reacted swiftly and arrested the accused,” Ngoepe explained.
This, however, was not the only sentence handed down in the Dzanani Regional Court.
Simon Zhira (33) was sentenced to five years imprisonment for attempted rape and was declared unfit to possess a firearm.
This follows an incident which occured at Makushu village in the Mphephu policing area on 5 May 2017.
“The victim went to the nearby bushes to relief herself and during the process, she was approached by the accused who grabbed her and told her how much he loves her while undressing her at gun point. The victim managed to overpower him and ran away for safety,” Ngoepe explained.
The accused fled the scene but was later arrested.
The Acting Police Commissioner, Major General Jan Scheepers, has applauded the hard work conducted by the Investigating Officers who “worked tirelessly with dedication and passion in these cases to bring forth such positive results of convictions.”
