The Alexandra Magistrates’ Court sentenced a 40-year-old man to life imprisonment, after he pled guilty to incest – names withheld to protect identity of teen victim

The father started raping his 17-year-old biological daughter from May 2022 until January 2023, sometimes with her step-mom in the same room

When she fell pregnant, her aunt questioned her about who fathered the baby, and that is when she reported that her father was raping her, before he forced her to frame any boy as the father of her unborn child

On learning about the issue, her uncle assisted her to open a case at Alexandra Police Station in January 2023

A Court in Alexandra, South Africa, sentenced a 40-year-old Zimbabwean man to life imprisonment for raping his biological daughter, and impregnating her

The Alexandra Magistrates’ Court in South Africa sentenced a 40-year-old Zimbabwean man to life imprisonment, after he pled guilty to raping his 17-year-old biological daughter. The father started raping his daughter from May 2022 and the incest continued until January 2023 when the teen became pregnant.
The father called his daughter from Zimbabwe to come and assist her aunt with her newborn baby Alexandra, a township in the Gauteng province, but after realizing that she was not being well treated at her aunt’s home, the teenager called her father to come fetch her.
On her first night at her father’s place, the father ordered her to share a bed with him.

South Africa has one of the highest rates of gender based violence leading to frequent protests from activists and members of the public seeking protection for helpless victims

The father asked her if she was still a virgin and she replied in the affirmative. He then insisted that he wanted to check if she was telling the truth, and proceeded to insert his fingers into her private part and later penetrated her without using protection.
The daughter sometimes would sleep on the floor, while her father slept with her stepmother in bed, but he would step down to the floor and rape her in the presence of the stepmother. However, the stepmother said she did not see or hear anything.
When she fell pregnant, her aunt questioned her about who fathered the baby, and that is when she reported that her father was raping her.

The incestuous rapist was sent away for life by the Alexandra Magistrates’ Court in South Africa on Thursday. The pervert, a 40-year-old Zimbabwean man to life imprisonment, pled guilty to raping his 17-year-old biological daughter for nine months

She also told her that her father forced her to frame any boy as the father of her unborn child.
When her uncle heard the news, he then assisted her to open a case at Alexandra Police Station in January 2023.
In court, Control Prosecutor Percy Ramushu argued that the father, being in a position of authority and being one to take care of the child as the constitution provides, violated the same constitution.
Further, that the only place that the child should run to is the very home that violated her.
He further stated that there is no other sentence suitable for him than a life sentence.
The NPA welcomes the sentence and applauds Ramushu for ensuring that justice is served and that the father receives the appropriate sentence for sexually abusing his daughter.