The East London Regional Court has sentenced 28-year-old Sithembiso Mkuwambi of Kwetyana location, Macleantown outside East London, to life imprisonment for rape.
Captain Mluleki Mbi said the accused was earlier convicted of the rape of his cousin, a 13-year-old boy, in 2017.
The acting Mdantsane cluster commander, Brigadier Marinda Mills, welcomed the sentence and congratulated the investigating officer, Detective Warrant Officer Sizeka Mangesi on securing the conviction and sentence.
Brigadier Mills said the sentence should serve as a reminder that sexual offences will not be tolerated, even more so when these acts are committed on children.
