Rape convicted ex champ arrested after three years on the run
Convicted rapist and former world boxing champion Thabo Sonjica, has been re-arrested after he ran away from the law in 2016, shortly after his six year sentence for rape.
Sonjicawas found guilty in 2015 of raping a minor after he dragged a teenager into a Duncan Village shack and raped her.
Sonjica, a former IBO world and South African junior featherweight champion, was arrested in Duncan Village on Sunday. East London police spokesperson Warrant Officer Hazel Mqala said the 27-year-old was arrested by the family violence and sexual assaults unit.
He is appearing at the East London Magistrate's Court today. Mqala said Sonjica appealed his sentence and was released and given a return trial date. Mqala said the boxer failed to return and disappeared without a trace for three years.