Police spokesperson Brigadier Leonard Hlathi said Solly Mabunda was sentenced on Wednesday.
Hlathi said Mabunda entered the mother’s bedroom, where the minor was, on July 9.
“He
undressed her and covered her mouth with a cloth before raping her.
When he was done, he took her to the nearby bushes where he gave the
victim R5 and informed her that from that day onwards, she was his
girlfriend.
“The victim’s mother went
to her bedroom and found a towel full of blood stains. She then began
looking for her daughter without any luck and proceeded to the nearby
bushes where she found her in the company of the suspect. She asked the
child what had happened to her and the victim told her about the rape
ordeal in the house,” said Hlathi.
She took her daughter to a local clinic for medical treatment, where it was confirmed that she was raped.
The case was reported to the police and the suspect was arrested the same day.
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