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Media Statement GAUTENG – Sergeant Kolobe Amia Kwenaite of the Tembisa FCS Unit continues to be well-known in elevate the SAPS flag higher in her outstanding work of securing lengthy jail terms to the heartless criminals who raped minor children in Ekurhuleni District. In December 2023, she secured life imprisonment for a 40-year-old man who raped a minor in Olifantsfontein when the child was walking home after playing with other children next door. She also secured another life imprisonment for a 58-year-old Buti Janji Mthembu, who raped a 5-year-old girl in Ivory Park in April 2019. On 06 April 2019, the complainant was sleeping in her room when she heard voices outside that woke her up. She went outside and found community members who informed her that her younger sister was raped by the accused inside the toilet. The accused was caught red-handed while raping her. The docket was opened in Ivory Park SAPS and allocated to Sgt Kwenaite, who collected all the evidence and submitted at Court to ensure that justice is served to the victim, until he was found guilty by the Tembisa Magistrate Court and sentenced to life imprisonment on 24 October 2024 Ekurhuleni District Commissioner, Major General Anna Sithole has welcomed the conviction and commended the Sergeant efforts in Squeezing the perpetrators space in the District. Ends
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