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An AbaThembu royal family member was sentenced to life behind bars for the repeated rape of two teenagers.
The 32-year-old s traditional authority covers the Khonqeni and Xhongorha areas, near Mthatha.
The Bityi Regional Court in the Eastern Cape jailed Avelile Sakhisizwe Mtirara, who raped two of his relatives between 2016 and 2017.
The court heard that he called each teen to his rondavel, which was not far from the main house, and raped them. He threatened to kill them if they told anyone.
However, they told their aunt about their ordeals.
National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) spokesperson Luxolo Tyali said the chief denied raping the girls and claimed that they were part of a conspiracy to dethrone him.
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An AbaThembu royal family member was sentenced to life behind bars for the repeated rape of two teenagers.
The 32-year-old s traditional authority covers the Khonqeni and Xhongorha areas, near Mthatha.
The Bityi Regional Court in the Eastern Cape jailed Avelile Sakhisizwe Mtirara, who raped two of his relatives between 2016 and 2017.
The court heard that he called each teen to his rondavel, which was not far from the main house, and raped them. He threatened to kill them if they told anyone.
However, they told their aunt about their ordeals.
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National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) spokesperson Luxolo Tyali said the chief denied raping the girls and claimed that they were part of a conspiracy to dethrone him.
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The court found the Inkosi guilty of rape as charged and agreed with the prosecutor’s submission that he had abused his position of trust
The Bityi Regional Court has sentenced a traditional leader to life imprisonment and a further eight years for the rape of his two relatives.
Nkosi Avelile Sakhisizwe Mtirara, 32, whose area of authority covers Khonqeni and Xhongorha areas near Mthatha, was found guilty of repeatedly raping his relatives, who were in their teens during the commission of the offences.
National Prosecuting Authority regional spokesperson Luxolo Tyali said that the court had sensed Mtirara to life in jail for raping the younger victim and to a further eight years in jail for raping the girl.