Umlazi man handed hefty sentence for raping ex-girlfriend
A KwaZulu-Natal man convicted of rape and kidnapping has begun serving a prison sentence of four life terms.
The 26-year-old appeared before the Umlazi Regional Court this week for attacking his ex-girlfriend.
Prosecutors say the woman went to her ex-partner's home in Umlazi in 2022 to fetch nappies for their baby.
She was assaulted and held against her will in his room.
The NPA says the man was handed a life imprisonment sentence for each of the four counts of rape.
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He was given an additional ten years for assault and five years for kidnapping.
The prosecuting authority in KZN has welcomed the sentencing.
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