Father [44] gets two life sentences for raping his six-year-old son

A father has been sentenced to two life sentences for raping his son on more than two occasions at their home in Sakhile Village in Standerton, Mpumalanga. The incidents took place in 2020. He was sentenced by the Secunda Magistrate’s Court.

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Mpumalanga NPA spokesperson, Monica Nyuswa says the first incident took place when the child’s mother was outside doing laundry.

“The father took the victim to the bedroom and sexually violated him. The child informed his mother that he had bled when he went to the toilet, but she thought he had gotten injured while playing,” she explained. 

“In the second incident, the father and the mother were drinking when he took the child to a bedroom and raped him. The mother walked in and saw the ordeal. She reported the matter to the police.”

FATHER SENTENCED FOR RAPING HIS SON 

Nyuswa said the man denied the allegations levelled against him in court. The state led the evidence provided by the child who gave his testimony using intermediary services.

The court also ordered the father to be entered into the National Register for Sexual Offenders. He was also declared unfit to work with children and to possess a firearm.