KZN man given life sentence for rape of disabled girl

The man was linked through DNA testing to the rape of the girl after he was arrested for another case two years later.

The 42-year-old was sentenced in the Scottburgh Regional Court on Friday after pleading guilty.

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It's understood that the child was on her way home from the shop when he accosted and raped her in the Hibberdene area in 2019.

The NPA's Natasha Kara says the child reported what had happened to her mother and the police were called.

"Since the man was unknown to them, he was not arrested immediately. However, he was arrested in another matter two years later, and the DNA swabs taken there, positively linked him to the rape of the minor."