KZN man sentenced for raping 3 young relatives

The 30-year-old pleaded guilty in a Pietermaritzburg court for the assaults on the two boys and a girl who were 12, 10 and eight-years-old at the time.

KZN National Prosecution Authority spokesperson Natasha Kara says the attacks happened between April and June last year while they were in the care of their grandmother.

She says the woman told the court she felt betrayed. 

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"The children stayed with their granny in Impendle, and the man, a relative, came to stay with them as he had no place to live.

"He raped the children between April to June 2021, until he was eventually caught by the granny. She called the Police and he was arrested immediately.

"The children were taken to the Edendale Thuthuzela Care Centre, where they received psychosocial and medico-legal assistance."