The rapist, Koos Kerneels, was handed down the sentence on 19 June following the attack, in Grabouw, five years ago.
His accomplice, 39-year-old, Gerald Jacobs, pleaded guilty to a charge of rape at the time of their arrest and was subsequently sentenced to 18 years’ imprisonment by the Strand Regional Court. Kerneels’ sentencing came a day after the Mossel Bay Regional Court sentenced Goodman Nomga to life imprisonment for rape, five years for sexual assault, and three years for theft on Tuesday.
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