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Media Statement KIMBERLEY – The SAPS in the Northern Cape remain committed in the fight against crimes targeting the vulnerable groups of society. A prison sentence was welcomed by the Provincial SAPS Management after a 47-year-old man was convicted for the heinous sexual assault of an 11-year-old girl. On Saturday, 01 April 2023, the victim was at home with the accused in 7de Laan, Bergsig in Springbok. The accused forced himself on the victim and she screamed for help. He sexually assaulted her and then handed her R5. The victim ran to her aunt’s home and reported the incident, who immediately contacted the police and subsequently the suspect was arrested. Bail was successfully opposed and he remained in custody until he was convicted and sentenced. The Springbok Regional Court found the accused guilty and sentenced him to twelve years imprisonment, of which five years were suspended for five years on condition that the accused is not convicted of any similar offence during the period of suspension. Additionally, he was declared unfit to possess a firearm, and his name is to be entered into the National Register for Sexual Offenders. The Namakwa District Management applauded Detective Constable Agnes Vena of Springbok Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit for her outstanding investigative work that led to the incarceration of the accused and justice for the victim. Ends
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