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Eastern Cape pensioner,70, gets 18 years for raping his girlfriend s daughter,9 By Ziyanda Zweni - 01 April 2021 Sithembiso Ngwanya, 70, was sentenced to 18 years imprisonment by the Butterworth regional court this week. Image: DENEESHA PILLAY
A pensioner who raped a young girl in 2017 was sentenced to 18 years imprisonment by the Butterworth regional court this week.
Sithembiso Ngwanya,70, was convicted and sentenced in the Butterworth regional court this week.
National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) regional spokesperson Luxolo Tyali said Ngwanya raped his live-in girlfriend s nine-year-old daughter.
“On 11 December, 2017, the mother of the young victim left her behind at the shack she shared with Ngwanya near Ibika Township in the district of Butterworth.