BDF soldier gets 20 years for raping daughter
Thursday, January 19, 2017
The convict raped his daughter then aged 12 on October 7, 2014 after he returned from a trip from Shoshong.
Passing sentence, Principal Magistrate Dumisani Basupi said he took into consideration what the accused’s attorney said in mitigation.
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