Homeless Man Handed Life Sentence For Rape

A 37-year-old homeless man was sentenced to life in prison for rape, 15 years for robbery, and three years for assault by the Pretoria Magistrates’ Court.

Nkosinathi Seepe was found guilty of raping a 39-year-old woman in December 2018 after offering to accompany her to the grocery store.

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Lumka Mahanjana, regional spokesperson for the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) in Gauteng, said the victim went to a club in the evening and ran into Seepe, whom she knew through affiliations.

“As the night progressed the victim became hungry and Seepe offered to accompany her to buy food outside. While walking Seepe started assaulting her, and dragged her to his tent near Bosman station where he raped her.”

According to Mahanjana, the victim called the police after the ordeal, but Seepe managed to flee.

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The victim returned to the same club with her sister in March 2020, where she saw Seepe and immediately called the police. On the same day, he was arrested.

Seepe was not a first-time offender, according to Prosecutor Sifiso Hlongwane. He was previously imprisoned for six years for a similar offence.

Hlongwane asked the court to hold Seepe accountable in order to deter future offenders from committing similar crimes.