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Lucky Gaesirwe was sentenced to life in prison for raping a 78-year-old woman in 2018.
- A 37-year-old man was sentenced to life in prison by the Ganyesa Regional Court in the Northwest on Friday.
- He was convicted of raping a 78-year-old woman after breaking into her home near Vryburg in 2018.
- After the rape, the man fell asleep and was later beaten by the woman who managed to get her hands on a goatee.
A 78-year-old woman who was raped by a 37-year-old man managed to get him arrested while beating him with a knobkerrie after he fell asleep next to her.
Lucky Gaesirwe was sentenced to life in prison by the Ganyesa Regional Court in the Northwest for raping the woman in 2018.
According to the police, Gaesirwe left a tavern in the middle of the night on December 19 of that year, when he broke into the victim’s house in the Gamorakile section, Morokweng, Vryburg.
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He overpowered the much older woman and raped her. Thereafter, he fell asleep next to her, police spokeswoman Lt. Col. Amanda Funani said in a statement.
Beaten into submission
While her rapist slept, the woman managed to get her hands on a knobkerrie and beat Gaesirwe into submission before alerting her neighbors.
“The police were called and the defendant was arrested and charged with rape,” Funani said.
Northwest Police Commissioner Lt. Gen. Seal Kwena praised the Morokweng Family Violence, Child Protection and Sex Crimes Investigation Unit for securing another life sentence.
“This follows the sentencing of Reaobaka Alphius Baikepi, 26, on Tuesday, November 17, 2020, to life in prison for raping a 76-year-old woman,” Funani said.
Kwena added that the diligence of police officers paid off and that the sentences would definitely serve as an indication to would-be criminals that those who abuse women and children will be treated harshly.
