EC man sentenced to life for raping 62-year-old woman
A 35-year-old-man was on Wednesday sentenced to life behind bars by the Port Elizabeth Court for raping a 62-year-old woman in 2018.
Thembelani Ntantiso broke into the 62-year-old woman’s home, robbed her of cash and bank cards and then sexually assaulted her.
In the same year, the accused broke into a retirement village in Walmer where he robbed an elderly couple of their cellphones, cash and a television set.
Ntantiso also robbed female cyclists of their bicycles in broad daylight.
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA)’s Anelisa Ngcakani said that in addition to the life sentence, the accused was further slapped with a 30-year sentence for two counts of robbery with aggravated circumstances, nine years imprisonment for three counts of housebreaking and nine years behind bars for three counts of robbery.
