RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - The Acting District Commissioner of Bojanala Platinum Sub-District 2, Brigadier Mmamotsamai Ntoagae, has welcomed the 10 years imprisonment imposed on Katlego Phillip Ngaletsane (33) by the Swartruggens Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, 30 January 2024.
Ngaletsane was sentenced for raping a 33-year-old woman on Monday, 16 January 2023. The court heard that the accused and his friend were at a tavern at Borolelo Location, Swartruggens.
The 33-year-old woman accompanied the accused to transport his friend home. Afterwards they drove back, but the accused stopped the vehicle next to the road and told the woman that one of the tyres had burst. Due to being afraid to walk alone, the woman asked the accused to accompany her to walk home. They were walking when the accused dragged the woman to a certain house and raped her. The victim was later released and reported the matter to the police. As a result, Ngaletsane was traced and arrested. He has been behind bars ever since his arrest.
The District Commissioner, Brigadier Mmamotsamai Ntoagae thanked the Investigating Officer, Sergeant Taola Makgotlho of Mogwase Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences (FCS) Unit and all other role players including prosecution for working together to secure the conviction, which he said will certainly serve as a lesson that Gender Based Violence will not be tolerated.
