Life sentence for rape of pregnant woman

A MAN who raped a pregnant woman will spend the rest of his days behind bars after being convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment in the Ladybrand Regional Court.

Police yesterday recalled how the 22-year-old heavily pregnant victim was walking home in Lipelaneng, near Hobhouse, on August 6 whenshe met her assailant, Ramakone Tsoeu, originally from Limpopo.

He accompanied the pregnant woman for a while before he forcefully dragged her into a nearby quarry and raped her. DNA results positively linked Tsoeu to the rape.

Free State provincial commissioner Lieutenant-General Thabethe Mpembe welcomed the sentence, saying criminals that abuse women and children “will be sent to prison where they belong”. – ANA