The rapist of a 10-year-old Kutloanong girl has been sentenced to 30 years’ direct imprisonment.
On 1 June, the Odendaalsrus Regional Court sentenced Itumeleng Samuel Tolo (32) for raping a minor in the K6 section of Kutloanong on 11 September 2021.
The child was playing with her friends on the street when a man she knew grabbed her and forced her to go with him.
He took her to the graveyard, where he assaulted and raped her.
Tolo was arrested by Det. Sgt. Mabote Lebone of the Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit (FCS).