Child rape
Pretoria couple handed life sentences for rape, abuse of their own children
The court heard how the five-year-old girl and eight-year-old boy were attacked in 2014.
Jonathan Lombard was convicted and sentenced in the High Court in Makhanda this week.
The child was visiting her grandmother in Ndwedwe in 2019 when she met the accused, believed to be her uncle.
He allegedly lured boys and girls, aged between 13 and 18, to his house where he'd sexually assault them.
The 29-year-old attacked the children in October last year while they were on their way to school
The 41-year-old stands accused of raping a 13-year-old girl.
The high ranking member was arrested on Monday in connection with the rape of his two daughters.
The official was taken into custody last Thursday after investigators started probing the matter two weeks ago.
Times Live has reported that a man wearing a balaclava arrived and told the other children to leave. He then forced the girls into nearby bushes and raped them.
Raphael Martin, who worked in the Mitchells Plain area, plans to appeal his dismissal.
Raphael martin was arrested for the alleged rape in Strandfontein in June and he was this week released on bail of R1,000.
Amor Van Greunen was sentenced in the Port Elizabeth Regional Court on Tuesday.
A Mandela Day event, hosted in conjunction with the Gift of the Givers and the Nyanga SAPS last week, had given a woman the courage to report the incident to police.
The teen has been been placed in the care of a family member while a social worker assess him.
The child rapist was convicted and sentenced two years ago for having sexually assaulted a nine-year-old relative in 2009.
The grade 7 pupil was attacked at knife point in the Harry Gwala region this week after being sent home for forgetting her mask.
The City of Cape Town said that it had commenced suspension proceedings. The municipality added that because Raphael Martin would remain in custody and was not reporting for work, the 'no work, no pay' rule applied.
The man, who cannot be named, is currently serving a five-year suspended sentence for the rape of a minor.
She was raped and murdered earlier this month. Relatives, friends and community members gathered at the girl’s family home for a memorial service on Thursday night.