Man shown ‘mercy’ for raping daughter to be punished properly

Now-suspended magistrate gave him a wholly suspended sentence for raping the girl, 11. This time the state will seek life

27 October 2020 - 20:39 By Tania Broughton

Another child rapist, given a slap on the wrist by now-suspended Umlazi magistrate Kholeka Bodlani, has been rearrested and is due to be resentenced next month...

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