| Platfontein rape accused incarcerated for life | |
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| Date Published: | 2024/09/12 |
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Media Statement KIMBERLEY - The Provincial Commissioner of the Northern Cape, Lieutenant General Koliswa Otola, has commended the efforts by detectives across the province for the sentences secured recently. This is a clear indication that the members are committed in ensuring that justice is served and victims received the justice they deserve. The life sentence handed down to rape accused, Stefaans Dickson by the Kimberley Regional Court was appreciated by the Management of the province. The court heard that on Saturday, 12 January 2019, between 22:00 and 00:00, 11-year-old victim was sent by his grandmother to ask for a lighter at the opposite house. After a while, the grandmother went looking for her grandson at the house she sent him to. When the grandmother arrived at the house, she found the front door locked but heard her grandson's screams and kicked open the back door of the house to gain entry. She found her grandson and the accused who had sexually assaulted the victim, but managed to flee the scene, when she approached. The police were contacted and a rape case was registered. Subsequently the accused was traced and arrested by members of the Kimberley Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offenses Unit the following day in Platfontein. Bail was opposed and the accused remained in custody until he was convicted and sentenced on Friday, 06 September 2024, Kimberley Regional Court. He was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment and his name will be registered in the National Register for sex offenders. Lieutenant General Koliswa Otola applauded Detective Warrant Officer Shaniel Antonie of the Kimberley Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit for her relentless efforts in securing the lifelong incarceration of the accused and reassured the community that crimes against women and children remains priority of the SAPS in the province. Ends
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