{"id":266006,"date":"2025-09-11T12:13:41","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T10:13:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/repeat-rape-offender-gets-life-imprisonment-for-raping-a-4-year-old-child\/"},"modified":"2025-09-11T13:36:28","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T11:36:28","slug":"repeat-rape-offender-gets-life-imprisonment-for-raping-a-4-year-old-child","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/repeat-rape-offender-gets-life-imprisonment-for-raping-a-4-year-old-child\/","title":{"rendered":"Repeat rape offender gets life imprisonment for raping a 4-year-old child"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>THABA NCHU<\/strong> &#8211; A repeat rape offender has returned to prison to serve a longer sentence following his conviction by the Thaba Nchu Regional Court in the Free State. The court sentenced Thapelo Johannes Ntoagae (43) to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for raping a minor in 2023. He was sentenced on Tuesday, 9 September raping a 4-year-old in 2023. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mojalefa Senokoatsane, spokesperson for the National Prosecution Authority, Free State, said the accused had previous rape convictions dating back in 2002 and 2008. He said the rape of the minor occurred on 8 October 2023. He said evidence presented in court revealed Ntoagae took the child to his shack dwelling where he raped her. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The victim&#8217;s mother, unable to find her, sent another child to search after a witness saw Ntoagae with the girl. Upon locating the victim, the mother took her to the hospital, where a doctor confirmed signs of forceful penetration,&#8221; said Senokoatsane. He said the prima facie evidence gathered led to Ntoagae being arrested and charged with rape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Lacking DNA evidence or a direct eyewitness, the state built a strong circumstantial case. Due to the victim&#8217;s age, she did not testify, but a victim impact statement supported the prosecution. This was facilitated by court preparation officer Dipuo Sephapo,&#8221; said Senokoatsane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Senokoatsane said senior Public Prosecutor Ntai Letaba argued in aggravation, noting Ntoagae&#8217;s prior convictions: attempted rape in 2002 and rape in 2008, for which he served 20 years. He said the accused was on parole for the second sexual offense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;This sentence reinforces the fight against gender-based violence, particularly against children,&#8221; said Senokoatsane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THABA NCHU &#8211; A repeat rape offender has returned to prison to serve a longer sentence following his conviction by the Thaba Nchu Regional Court in the Free State. The [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":266008,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_linkdex":"68","_yoast_wpseo_content_score":"30","_yoast_wpseo_inclusive_language_score":"90","_yoast_wpseo_is_cornerstone":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-title":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-description":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-image":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-image-id":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-title":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-description":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-image":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-image-id":"","newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","_crsspst_to_novanewscoza":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozabloemnewsexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozacityvision":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozadistrictmailhelderberg":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaeikestadnuus":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozahermanustimes":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozakougaexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozamthathaexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozanoordkaapbulletin":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozapaarlpost":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozapeexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozapeoplespost":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaswartlandgazette":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozatygerburger":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaudexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozavistanews":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozavrystaatkroon":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaweskusnuus":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaweslander":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaworcesterstandard":false,"_EventAllDay":"","_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":"","_EventShowMapLink":"","_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":"","_EventVenueID":"","_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":"","_VenueShowMapLink":"","_application":"","_batch_id":"","_company_name":"","_company_tagline":"","_company_twitter":"","_company_video":"","_company_website":"","_custom_id":"","_EventDuration":"","_EventOrigin":"","_EventTimezoneAbbr":"","_featured":"","_filled":"","_job_expires":"","_job_location":"","_media_credit":"","_media_credit_url":"","_menu_item_menu_item_parent":"","_menu_item_object":"","_menu_item_object_id":"","_menu_item_target":"","_menu_item_type":"","_menu_item_url":"","_menu_item_xfn":"","_navis_media_can_distribute":"","_navis_media_credit_org":"","_OrganizerOrigin":"","_provider":"","_pum_built_in":"","_pum_default_theme":"","_pum_form_conversion_count":"","_remote_id":"","_remote_name":"","_remote_position":"","_report_frequency":"","_report_reference_dates":"","_send_attempts":"","_site_id":"","_sitemap_exclude":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","_sitemap_priority":"","_source_url":"","_subscription_period":"","_subscription_period_interval":"","_subscription_price":"","_tec_slr_enabled":"","_tec_slr_layout":"","_template_type":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_ticket_start_date":"","_tribe_aggregator_allow_multiple_organizers":"","_tribe_aggregator_content_type":"","_tribe_aggregator_file":"","_tribe_aggregator_finalized":"","_tribe_aggregator_hash":"","_tribe_aggregator_import_id":"","_tribe_aggregator_import_name":"","_tribe_aggregator_interactive":"","_tribe_aggregator_origin":"","_tribe_aggregator_post_status":"","_tribe_aggregator_preview":"","_tribe_aggregator_source_name":"","_tribe_aggregator_type":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_hide_attendees_list":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":"","_tribe_ticket_version":"","_type":"","_VenueOrigin":"","_wp_attachment_context":"","_wp_attachment_image_alt":"","_wp_font_face_file":"","_wp_old_date":"","_yoast_wpseo_estimated-reading-time-minutes":"2","_yoast_wpseo_focuskeywords":"","_yoast_wpseo_focuskw_text_input":"","_yoast_wpseo_keywordsynonyms":"[\"offender \"]","_yoast_wpseo_primary_block-catalog":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":"1","_yoast_wpseo_primary_job_listing_type":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_nova_retailer":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_publication":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_tribe_events_cat":"","_yoast_wpseo_videositemap-duration":"","_yoast_wpseo_videositemap-rating":"","_menu_item_classes":[],"_tribe_modified_fields":[],"_wp_attachment_backup_sizes":[],"_wp_suggested_privacy_policy_content":[],"_yoast_post_redirect_info":[],"_yoast_wpseo_video_meta":[],"activation_date":"","archive_insertion_is_repeating":"","archive_insertion_posts_count":"","article_feature_media":"","article_feature_type":"","article_main_image_caption":"","article_media_icon":"","article_template":"","author_byline":"","background_color":"","block_editor":"1","byline":"","cmplz_hide_cookiebanner":"","competition_end_date":"","contact_advertise_email":"","contact_advertise_phone":"","contact_editorial_email":"","contact_general_email":"","contact_general_phone":"","contact_office_hours":"","contact_physical_address":"","enabled":"","featured_image_custom_caption":"","featured_video_url":"","fields":"","font_body":"","font_header":"","frequency":"","headline":"","hide_border":"","icon":"","is_wp_suggestion":"","issuu_download_url":"","issuu_embed_url":"","language_version_url":"","large_border":"","name":"","nm_contact_name":"","nm_contact_number":"","nm_date_lost":"","no_overlay_background":"","node-url":"","obituary_born_date":"","obituary_died_date":"","obituary_memoriam_text":"","origin":"","overlay_color":"","overlay_opacity":"","overlay_size":"","placement":"","plural_label":"","post_author":"","post_id":"","post_language":"en","secret-key":"","sponsored_utm_campaign":"","sponsored_utm_content":"","sponsored_utm_medium":"","sponsored_utm_source":"","sponsored_utm_term":"","start_date":"","utm_suppression":"","video_embed_url":"","wp_pattern_sync_status":"","data_version":[],"enclosure":[],"pongrass_image":[],"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_newspack_byline_active":false,"_newspack_byline":"","newspack_content_restriction_is_exempt":false,"scaip_prevent_shortcode_addition":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[7911,8882,8883,91],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"publication":[],"class_list":["post-266006","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-crime","tag-thaba-nchu-regional-court","tag-thapelo-johannes-ntoagae","tag-top"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.8 (Yoast SEO v27.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Repeat rape offender gets life imprisonment for raping a 4-year-old child | Komani Karoo Express<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A repeat rape offender has been sentenced to life imprisonment for raping a four-year-old child\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/repeat-rape-offender-gets-life-imprisonment-for-raping-a-4-year-old-child\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Repeat rape offender gets life imprisonment for raping a 4-year-old child\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A repeat rape offender has been sentenced to life imprisonment for raping a four-year-old child\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/repeat-rape-offender-gets-life-imprisonment-for-raping-a-4-year-old-child\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Komani Karoo Express\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KomaniKarooExpress\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-09-11T10:13:41+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-09-11T11:36:28+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/komani-karoo.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Life-in-prison1.jpg?fit=940%2C655&ssl=1\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"940\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"655\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Teboho Setena\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@EP_Media24\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@EP_Media24\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Teboho Setena\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/repeat-rape-offender-gets-life-imprisonment-for-raping-a-4-year-old-child\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/repeat-rape-offender-gets-life-imprisonment-for-raping-a-4-year-old-child\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Teboho Setena\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/eb058282668d7bb39eaaa9c4f1c9268b\"},\"headline\":\"Repeat rape offender gets life imprisonment for raping a 4-year-old child\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-09-11T10:13:41+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-09-11T11:36:28+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/repeat-rape-offender-gets-life-imprisonment-for-raping-a-4-year-old-child\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":271,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/repeat-rape-offender-gets-life-imprisonment-for-raping-a-4-year-old-child\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/09\\\/Life-in-prison1.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Crime\",\"Thaba Nchu Regional Court\",\"Thapelo Johannes Ntoagae\",\"Top\"],\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/repeat-rape-offender-gets-life-imprisonment-for-raping-a-4-year-old-child\\\/#respond\"]}],\"copyrightYear\":\"2025\",\"copyrightHolder\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/#organization\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/repeat-rape-offender-gets-life-imprisonment-for-raping-a-4-year-old-child\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/repeat-rape-offender-gets-life-imprisonment-for-raping-a-4-year-old-child\\\/\",\"name\":\"Repeat rape offender gets life imprisonment for raping a 4-year-old child | Komani Karoo Express\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/repeat-rape-offender-gets-life-imprisonment-for-raping-a-4-year-old-child\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/repeat-rape-offender-gets-life-imprisonment-for-raping-a-4-year-old-child\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/09\\\/Life-in-prison1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-09-11T10:13:41+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-09-11T11:36:28+00:00\",\"description\":\"A repeat rape offender has been sentenced to life imprisonment for raping a four-year-old child\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/repeat-rape-offender-gets-life-imprisonment-for-raping-a-4-year-old-child\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/repeat-rape-offender-gets-life-imprisonment-for-raping-a-4-year-old-child\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/repeat-rape-offender-gets-life-imprisonment-for-raping-a-4-year-old-child\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/09\\\/Life-in-prison1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/09\\\/Life-in-prison1.jpg\",\"width\":940,\"height\":655,\"caption\":\"Repeat rape offender sentenced to life imprisonment for raping a child.\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/repeat-rape-offender-gets-life-imprisonment-for-raping-a-4-year-old-child\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"News\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/news\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Repeat rape offender gets life imprisonment for raping a 4-year-old child\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/\",\"name\":\"Komani Karoo Express\",\"description\":\"To Inform, Engage and Empower Local Communities\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Komani Karoo Express\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/komani-karoo-express-site-icon.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/komani-karoo-express-site-icon.png\",\"width\":512,\"height\":512,\"caption\":\"Komani Karoo Express\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/KomaniKarooExpress\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/EP_Media24\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/express_newspapers\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/@expressonline3000\\\/videos\"],\"description\":\"Komani-Karoo Express is an online\\\/social media news source that serves the communities of Komani (formerly Queenstown), Cradock, Middelburg, Graaff-Reinet, Fort Beaufort, Somerset East, Hofmeyr, and surrounding areas. Established with the goal of keeping our community informed, we have grown into one of the most trusted local news sources in the region.\",\"email\":\"komanikarooexpress@novusmedia.co.za\",\"telephone\":\"+27415036111\",\"legalName\":\"Novus Media (Pty) Ltd\",\"foundingDate\":\"2025-01-01\",\"vatID\":\"4100318916\",\"taxID\":\"2000\\\/018234\\\/07\",\"numberOfEmployees\":{\"@type\":\"QuantitativeValue\",\"minValue\":\"51\",\"maxValue\":\"200\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/eb058282668d7bb39eaaa9c4f1c9268b\",\"name\":\"Teboho Setena\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/705eca244f2c0f567be098942fe4dcc28886568f851841c1128db4cfd7e7cb64?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/705eca244f2c0f567be098942fe4dcc28886568f851841c1128db4cfd7e7cb64?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/705eca244f2c0f567be098942fe4dcc28886568f851841c1128db4cfd7e7cb64?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Teboho Setena\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/author\\\/teboho-setena\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Repeat rape offender gets life imprisonment for raping a 4-year-old child | Komani Karoo Express","description":"A repeat rape offender has been sentenced to life imprisonment for raping a four-year-old child","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/repeat-rape-offender-gets-life-imprisonment-for-raping-a-4-year-old-child\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Repeat rape offender gets life imprisonment for raping a 4-year-old child","og_description":"A repeat rape offender has been sentenced to life imprisonment for raping a four-year-old child","og_url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/repeat-rape-offender-gets-life-imprisonment-for-raping-a-4-year-old-child\/","og_site_name":"Komani Karoo Express","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KomaniKarooExpress\/","article_published_time":"2025-09-11T10:13:41+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-09-11T11:36:28+00:00","og_image":[{"width":940,"height":655,"url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/komani-karoo.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Life-in-prison1.jpg?fit=940%2C655&ssl=1","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Teboho Setena","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@EP_Media24","twitter_site":"@EP_Media24","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Teboho Setena","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/repeat-rape-offender-gets-life-imprisonment-for-raping-a-4-year-old-child\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/repeat-rape-offender-gets-life-imprisonment-for-raping-a-4-year-old-child\/"},"author":{"name":"Teboho Setena","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/#\/schema\/person\/eb058282668d7bb39eaaa9c4f1c9268b"},"headline":"Repeat rape offender gets life imprisonment for raping a 4-year-old child","datePublished":"2025-09-11T10:13:41+00:00","dateModified":"2025-09-11T11:36:28+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/repeat-rape-offender-gets-life-imprisonment-for-raping-a-4-year-old-child\/"},"wordCount":271,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/repeat-rape-offender-gets-life-imprisonment-for-raping-a-4-year-old-child\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Life-in-prison1.jpg","keywords":["Crime","Thaba Nchu Regional Court","Thapelo Johannes Ntoagae","Top"],"articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-ZA","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/repeat-rape-offender-gets-life-imprisonment-for-raping-a-4-year-old-child\/#respond"]}],"copyrightYear":"2025","copyrightHolder":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/#organization"}},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/repeat-rape-offender-gets-life-imprisonment-for-raping-a-4-year-old-child\/","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/repeat-rape-offender-gets-life-imprisonment-for-raping-a-4-year-old-child\/","name":"Repeat rape offender gets life imprisonment for raping a 4-year-old child | Komani Karoo Express","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/repeat-rape-offender-gets-life-imprisonment-for-raping-a-4-year-old-child\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/repeat-rape-offender-gets-life-imprisonment-for-raping-a-4-year-old-child\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Life-in-prison1.jpg","datePublished":"2025-09-11T10:13:41+00:00","dateModified":"2025-09-11T11:36:28+00:00","description":"A repeat rape offender has been sentenced to life imprisonment for raping a four-year-old child","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/repeat-rape-offender-gets-life-imprisonment-for-raping-a-4-year-old-child\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-ZA","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/repeat-rape-offender-gets-life-imprisonment-for-raping-a-4-year-old-child\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-ZA","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/repeat-rape-offender-gets-life-imprisonment-for-raping-a-4-year-old-child\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Life-in-prison1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Life-in-prison1.jpg","width":940,"height":655,"caption":"Repeat rape offender sentenced to life imprisonment for raping a child."},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/repeat-rape-offender-gets-life-imprisonment-for-raping-a-4-year-old-child\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"News","item":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Repeat rape offender gets life imprisonment for raping a 4-year-old child"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/#website","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/","name":"Komani Karoo Express","description":"To Inform, Engage and Empower Local Communities","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-ZA"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/#organization","name":"Komani Karoo Express","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-ZA","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/komani-karoo-express-site-icon.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/komani-karoo-express-site-icon.png","width":512,"height":512,"caption":"Komani Karoo Express"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KomaniKarooExpress\/","https:\/\/x.com\/EP_Media24","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/express_newspapers\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@expressonline3000\/videos"],"description":"Komani-Karoo Express is an online\/social media news source that serves the communities of Komani (formerly Queenstown), Cradock, Middelburg, Graaff-Reinet, Fort Beaufort, Somerset East, Hofmeyr, and surrounding areas. Established with the goal of keeping our community informed, we have grown into one of the most trusted local news sources in the region.","email":"komanikarooexpress@novusmedia.co.za","telephone":"+27415036111","legalName":"Novus Media (Pty) Ltd","foundingDate":"2025-01-01","vatID":"4100318916","taxID":"2000\/018234\/07","numberOfEmployees":{"@type":"QuantitativeValue","minValue":"51","maxValue":"200"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/#\/schema\/person\/eb058282668d7bb39eaaa9c4f1c9268b","name":"Teboho Setena","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-ZA","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/705eca244f2c0f567be098942fe4dcc28886568f851841c1128db4cfd7e7cb64?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/705eca244f2c0f567be098942fe4dcc28886568f851841c1128db4cfd7e7cb64?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/705eca244f2c0f567be098942fe4dcc28886568f851841c1128db4cfd7e7cb64?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Teboho Setena"},"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/author\/teboho-setena\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Life-in-prison1.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":294659,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/sterkspruit-man-gets-25-years-for-raping-10-year-old-girl\/","url_meta":{"origin":266006,"position":0},"title":"Sterkspruit man gets 25 years for raping 10-year-old girl","author":"Komani Karoo Express","date":"10 February 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The Sterkspruit Regional Court has handed down a 25-year sentence to Bongani Mraca for raping a 10-year-old girl. The court heard how Mraca separated the victim from her friends before assaulting her at his Palmietfontein home. Despite his guilty plea, the court found no compelling reasons for a reduced sentence,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Court-image_48297.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Court-image_48297.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Court-image_48297.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Court-image_48297.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Court-image_48297.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":266208,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/man-sentenced-to-double-life-terms-for-murdering-councillor-raping-girlfriend-in-front-of-victim\/","url_meta":{"origin":266006,"position":1},"title":"Man sentenced to double life terms for murdering councillor, raping girlfriend in front of victim","author":"Mthatha Express","date":"6 October 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Butterworth \u2013 The Butterworth Regional Court on 3 October sentenced Thembinkosi Dyakophu (39) to two life imprisonment terms for the murder of Mbhashe Local Municipality ward councillor, Mzikayise Saki (45), and the rape of his girlfriend on 21 July 2023. According to National Prosecuting Authority of South Africa (NPA) spokesperson\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Serial rapist suspect given five life sentences at East London High Court.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/club-2492011_1280-1-2.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/club-2492011_1280-1-2.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/club-2492011_1280-1-2.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/club-2492011_1280-1-2.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/club-2492011_1280-1-2.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":264443,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/father-sentenced-to-life-in-jail-for-raping-biological-daughter\/","url_meta":{"origin":266006,"position":2},"title":"Father sentenced to life in jail for raping biological daughter","author":"Teboho Setena","date":"11 July 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"The Ladybrand Regional Court has sentenced a man (47) found guilty of raping his biological daughter. WO\u00a0Mmako Mophiring confirmed the incident had happened when the child (8) visited her father.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/LADYBRAND-LIFE.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/LADYBRAND-LIFE.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/LADYBRAND-LIFE.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/LADYBRAND-LIFE.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]}],"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"NovaNews","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266006","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/31"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=266006"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266006\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/266008"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=266006"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=266006"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=266006"},{"taxonomy":"newspack_spnsrs_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newspack_spnsrs_tax?post=266006"},{"taxonomy":"publication","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/publication?post=266006"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}