Two sentenced for rape, kidnapping

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Published Sep 17, 2014

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Mmabatho - A man and a boy have been sentenced to 18 and 12 years' imprisonment respectively for rape and kidnapping, North West police said on Wednesday.

Ashraf Athens Dyer, 20, and a 17-year-old were sentenced by the North West High Court in Mmabatho on Monday, Captain Pelonomi Makau said.

The two raped a 27-year-old woman who was walking home in Bladeville, Lichtenburg on August 30 last year.

The victim reported the crime to police the following day.

“That led to their arrest. The pair was then charged with two counts of kidnapping and rape,” Makau said.

North West provincial police commissioner, Lt-Gen Zukiswa Mbombo, welcomed the conviction and sentencing.

Sapa

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