The Nkandla Regional Court, in the north of KwaZulu Natal, sentenced a 55-year-old man to life imprisonment for the continued rape of his biological daughter for approximately six years. The man who cannot be named to protect the identity of his daughter started raping her when she was only eight-years-old in 2009.

National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson in KZN Natasha Remisson-Kara said the man raped the girl, who is now 22, on several occasions when his wife (her mother) was either out of the house or on the other side of the house. "At some point, the girl sent him an SMS, saying that she could be pregnant. Her mother saw this message and was angered by this'. She left the house and the man continued to rape the girl. The mother returned some time later and laid a charge against her husband and he was arrested," Kara said. The girl was taken to the Ngwelezane Thuthuzela Care Centre where she received medical and psycho-social assistance,"

In court, Regional Court Prosecutor Sithembile Mngoma led medical evidence as well as the testimonies of the girl, her mother and a social worker. Kara said Mngoma submitted a Victim Impact Statement compiled by the girl. "The girl said that she is filled with grief, fear and hatred following her ordeal. She said that she has suffered both emotional and physical scars and feels ashamed of what has happened. The man was sentenced accordingly and the court ordered that his name be entered into the National Register for Sex Offenders. He was also declared unfit to possess a firearm," she said.