A 14 year old boy was sentenced at Kathu regional court
The South African police service in the Northern Cape welcomes the conviction and sentencing of a 14 year old boy from Kathu, who was found guilty of attempted rape by the Kathu regional court. Police spokesperson Lieutenant colonel Thabo Litabe says the case relates to an incident involving a six year old boy who was allegedly sexually assaulted on the 29th November 2025 while on his way home. The court heard that the young victim walked past the accused’s house, when he was called into the yard. Litabe says the accused instructed him to enter a shack and locked the door behind him and subsequently sexually assaulted him. He says he was found guilty of attempted rape and sentenced to five years’ imprisonment, wholly suspended for five years on condition that he is not convicted of a similar offence committed during the period of suspension. Litabe says the following . . .
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