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Media Statement
POTCHEFSTROOM – The Acting Provincial Police Commissioner, Major General Patrick Asaneng welcomes a life imprisonment sentence handed down by the Klerksdorp Regional Sexual Offences Court this week to a 66-year-old grandfather. Evidence led in court indicated that the accused who is the victim’s grandfather raped her between 2017 and 2022, in Stilfontein. A few years later, the victim wrote a letter to her school friend informing her of her ordeal. The friend brought this to the attention of the school authorities, who informed the victim’s mother. The matter was finally reported to the police, and the accused was eventually arrested in August 2022. The accused made several court appearances until he was sentenced on Tuesday, 25 February 2025. The Acting Provincial Commissioner, Major General Patrick Asaneng applauded the child, her friend and school authorities for their bravery in exposing the convict. He also thanked the Investigating Officer, Detective Warrant Officer Dave Venter and the Prosecutor, Advocate Wilna Cordie as well as all other role players for uncompromisingly working together to secure the sentence. Ends
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