Rapist sentenced to life imprisonment before Thaba Nchu Regional Court

Media Statement
South African Police Service
Office of the Provincial Commissioner Free State

SELOSESHA – A 41-year-old rapist from Selosesha, was sentenced to life imprisonment for raping a 15-year-old girl at her home in Selosesha near Thaba Nchu.

The accused, Sidwell Radebe (41), went to the victim’s home in Selosesha Zone 3 in the afternoon of 14 July 2022, to visit the girl’s brother. He found that her brother was not at home. The accused then took the victim to an unused house within the victim’s yard and raped her.

The 15-year-old victim reported the matter later the same day to her brother. A case of rape was opened for investigation and assigned to Detective Constable John Phara of Selosessha Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit.

Detective Constable John Phara gathered enough evidence that was presented before Court to ensure conviction. On Tuesday, 3 September 2024, the accused was sentenced to life imprisonment for rape.

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