Uncle sentenced for rape

A 19-year-old girl who was raped, stabbed and left for dead by a close male relative in April this year, finally took her power back on Wednesday.

After facing death at the hands of a man she called an uncle, the brave girl took the first step towards a normal life when her attacker, Bongumusa Dube (35), was sentenced to 18 years in prison in the eSikhawini Regional Magistrate’s Court on Monday.

During court proceedings it was revealed that the man took advantage of the young girl at their homestead in Mandlankala outside eSikhaleni.

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Dube first asked the victim to accompany him to a nearby tavern to fetch his girlfriend.

When the girlfriend refused to accompany them, they returned home.

There Dube produced a knife and threatened the young girl. She fought back and was stabbed eight times before Dube raped her.

He then fled the scene, leaving his victim clinging to life.

He was arrested after the young woman reported the matter to the family, who informed the police.