GEORGE NEWS - The local traffic warden that was found guilty of the rape of a 86-year-old woman, was sentenced to 12 years in prison in the Western Cape High Court earlier today.
According to the spokesperson for the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) in the Western Cape, Mr Eric Ntabazalila, Judge Patricia Goliath sentenced Shelton Botha (24) from Rosemoor to seven years on the first charge of housebreaking with the intention to commit a crime and 12 years on a charge of rape. The sentence will run concurrently, which means he only got 12 years," said Ntabazalila.
Ntabazalila also confirmed that Botha's name will be place in the sex offenders register.
Botha who worked as a temporary traffic warden at the George Municipality at the time, raped the woman in her home in Rosemoor on 12 April after he gained entrance to the victim's house. Botha's arrest followed after DNA samples connected him to the rape of the victim.
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