| 2025/04/02 |
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Media Statement
NORTHERN CAPE – Gender Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) remains a priority for the SAPS hence the recent 18 year sentence handed down to an ex-boyfriend for rape and kidnapping of a female victim is welcomed. On 01 November 2022 the 26-year-old female and friends visited at her 32-year-old ex-boyfriend’s shanty in Greenpoint, Kimberley. The accused chased the friends away and locked the shanty with the victim inside. He assaulted, strangled and raped her during the night inside his shanty. The victim managed to escape the next morning and the accused was arrested the same day. Bail was denied and he was sentenced on 25 March 2025 in the Kimberley Regional Court to 15 years for rape and 3 years for kidnapping. The Provincial Commissioner of the Northern Cape, Lieutenant General Koliswa Otola commended Detective Constable Shaun Boer of Kimberley FCS for his dedication and hard work throughout the investigation that led to the outstanding GBVF sentence. She also thanked the National Prosecuting Authority for the sound collaboration, proving that the long arm of the Law will not be selective nor will it be kind to GBVF perpetrators. Ends
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