Koos Moganedi (40) was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Thabamoopo Regional Court in Limpopo after he was convicted on charges of rape and robbery with aggravating circumstances. Moganedi raped and robbed his girlfriend's 16-year-old daughter in 2017.

Police spokesperson Brigadier Hlulani Mashaba said Moganedi was arrested for the rape of the teenager in April. "The court heard that the teenage girl was alone at home as her mother was attending a funeral. The accused who happened to be her mother's boyfriend, forcefully broke into the victim's house and threatened the victim to comply or he would stab her with the knife. He then ordered the girl to undress and he raped her," said Mashaba. Mashaba said afterwards, he robbed the teenager of two cellphones and fled the scene. "The incident was reported to the police, who opened cases of rape and robbery with aggravating circumstances. The case was sent to the family violence, child protection and sexual offences unit in Mokopane for further investigation. Sergeant Mogale Billy was tasked to investigate the case further,"

Mashaba said the accused was linked to the crime through DNA evidence. ?The investigating officer managed to oppose bail until the accused was found guilty. The accused was convicted and sentenced on the following charges - count one of rape, Koos was sentenced to life imprisonment; and on count two, of robbery with aggravating circumstances, he was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment. Both sentences will run concurrently. Koos was also declared unfit to possess a firearm, and his particulars will be included in the National Register for Sexual Offences.