The Ntuzuma Regional Court in KwaZulu-Natal KZN has sentenced a 58-year-old man to life in prison for raping and sexually grooming a minor.
The court heard that the victim, a 13-year-old girl, had been attending boxing classes with the accused at the time of the heinous acts.
According to the court, the victim detailed all the events in her diary which was later found by her mother, leading to the arrest of the accused.
KZN National Prosecuting Authority NPA spokesperson Natasha Ramkisson-Kara says the perpetrators name has since been added to the National Register for Sex Offenders.
The accused was a boxing coach. The 13-year-old complainant attended lessons. Since the sentences will run concurrently, the accused will serve a term of life imprisonment. Further, the court declared him unfit to possess a firearm and ordered that his name be entered into the National Register for Sex Offenders, says Ramkisson-Kara.
