A 52-year-old man was sentenced to life and 18 years imprisonment at the Umlazi Regional Court on Tuesday March 19 after he had been found guilty of kidnapping, assaulting and raping his ex-partner.
The crime was committed in July 2022, in the Umlazi area.
He was also convicted of contravening a protection order. The man and the woman, 55, had been in a relationship since 2019.
In August 2021, the woman ended their relationship because of the abuse he subjected her to; and she obtained a protection order against him, said Natasha Ramkisson-Kara, regional spokesperson for the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA).
“On July 15, 2022, the woman was leaving her place of work when she was accosted by her ex-partner. He throttled and strangled her, and took her to his home (a Wendy house) which was nearby. Inside the Wendy house, he assaulted her with a building level until the level broke. He then used a hammer to assault her and a knife to stab her.”
“Since he had previously throttled her, she was unable to shout as her throat was sore. The man then raped her and left her there. He kept her in the house for 10 days, raping and assaulting her. She eventually managed to escape, when somebody came over to visit him. She went home and reported the matter to her family,” said Ms Ramkisson-Kara.
The woman was taken to the Umlazi Thuthuzela Care Center, for medical and psycho-social assistance. The man was arrested a week later.
In the state’s case, Advocate Prosecutor Pratisha Jugnundan, led the testimony of the woman as well as the contents of the J88 form.
In her Victim Impact Statement, the woman said that the incident had ruined her life an that she had lost her self esteem.
“The man was sentenced as follows: five years imprisonment for kidnapping, life imprisonment for rape, 10 years imprisonment for assault GBH and three years imprisonment for contravening the protection order. The court ordered that the sentences of kidnapping, assault and contravention of the protection order run concurrently with the sentence of life imprisonment; further he was deemed unfit to possess a firearm,” said Ms Ramkisson-Kara.
