Court hands down 15 years jail for  rapist

A Butterworth rapist,  old enough to  be  a  grandfather  of his 11-year-old  victim, is to  spend 15 years  in prison for the  rape.

''Butterworth Regional Magistrate’s Court yesterday (Thursday) convicted and sentenced 55-year-old Mlindeli Giba for rape of an 11-year-old girl. The accused was sentenced to undergo 15 years imprisonment,'' said  police spokesman Captain Jackson  Manatha.

Manatha said  Giba  raped  his  young victim on  May 7, this year at Skiet informal settlement in Butterworth.

''The men called the victim to his shack on Saturday,  May 7 2016 during the day.

The unsuspecting victim went to the shack of the accused as she knew him.Once the victim was inside the shack,  he then raped her. The victim informed her father of what happened. The community was alerted of the rape and they (community) brought the accused to Butterworth Police Station where he was  charged,''  said Manatha.

The  accused was not hurt by the community.

Butterworth Cluster Commander Brigadier Stanley Sibidla  thanked the community for their assistance.