Detectives from the South African Police Services Mdantsane cluster secured two life terms for a man who raped a 14-year-old girl in Reeston in 2014 and a 10-year jail term for a second man also found guilty of raping her.
Commenting on the sentencing disparities, police spokesman Lieutenant Nkosikho Mzuku said East London High Court Judge Igna Stretch sentenced 36-year-old Sonwabo Lose to two life terms as he committed the rape twice.
His co-accused, 27-year-old Luvuyo Budaza, was sentenced to undergo 10 years imprisonment as he was forced by Lose to rape the girl.
The sentences were handed down on Wednesday.
The rape occurred on the night of August 1 2014.
The 14-year-old girl came across the two men who were armed with a panga while she was on her way to look for her older sister at a tavern.
“Lose grabbed the girl and headed to the bush. He instructed Budaza to rape her first saying if this was not done he would kill him. Budaza proceeded to rape the girl and when Lose was raping the girl Budaza got a chance to run away,” said Mzuku.
He said Lose proceeded to take the girl to his shack where he continued to rape her. The girl later escape while Lose was sleeping.
“Lose gave chase and caught up with her at her house where a man tried to save her but Lose threatened to kill the man. He took the girl back to his shack and continued raping her. The incident was eventually reported to police,” said Mzuku.
At the time Lose was out on parole for two separate rapes.
Igna in her sentencing remarks found Lose could not be rehabilitated. — zwangam@dispatch.co.za
EL man sentenced to two life terms for rape
Commenting on the sentencing disparities, police spokesman Lieutenant Nkosikho Mzuku said East London High Court Judge Igna Stretch sentenced 36-year-old Sonwabo Lose to two life terms as he committed the rape twice.
His co-accused, 27-year-old Luvuyo Budaza, was sentenced to undergo 10 years imprisonment as he was forced by Lose to rape the girl.
The sentences were handed down on Wednesday.
The rape occurred on the night of August 1 2014.
The 14-year-old girl came across the two men who were armed with a panga while she was on her way to look for her older sister at a tavern.
“Lose grabbed the girl and headed to the bush. He instructed Budaza to rape her first saying if this was not done he would kill him. Budaza proceeded to rape the girl and when Lose was raping the girl Budaza got a chance to run away,” said Mzuku.
He said Lose proceeded to take the girl to his shack where he continued to rape her. The girl later escape while Lose was sleeping.
“Lose gave chase and caught up with her at her house where a man tried to save her but Lose threatened to kill the man. He took the girl back to his shack and continued raping her. The incident was eventually reported to police,” said Mzuku.
At the time Lose was out on parole for two separate rapes.
Igna in her sentencing remarks found Lose could not be rehabilitated. — zwangam@dispatch.co.za
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