Teenager admits to raping siblings
19 November 2009, 09:36
A KwaZulu-Natal South Coast teenager has admitted to raping his two sisters and brother over a period of 10 days, apparently because he was upset that their father had gone to jail for raping his sisters.
The 18-year-old from Umzinto - who cannot be named to protect the identities of his victims - blamed his siblings for the fact that their father had been imprisoned for life. The State alleged, in its indictment before Judge Achmat Jappie in the Ramsgate High Court this week, that he had decided to take revenge.
In a written plea before the court, the teenager admitted raping his 13-year-old sister on January 20 this year, and again seven days later. He also admitted to "holding her down" while a friend also raped her.
In the interim, he said, he had raped his nine-year-old brother and 12-year-old sister. He further pleaded guilty to assaulting another sister, who is eight.
The children's mother and a social worker are expected to testify this morning.
The 18-year-old from Umzinto - who cannot be named to protect the identities of his victims - blamed his siblings for the fact that their father had been imprisoned for life. The State alleged, in its indictment before Judge Achmat Jappie in the Ramsgate High Court this week, that he had decided to take revenge.
In a written plea before the court, the teenager admitted raping his 13-year-old sister on January 20 this year, and again seven days later. He also admitted to "holding her down" while a friend also raped her.
In the interim, he said, he had raped his nine-year-old brother and 12-year-old sister. He further pleaded guilty to assaulting another sister, who is eight.
The children's mother and a social worker are expected to testify this morning.
- This article was originally published on page 5 of The Mercury on November 19, 2009
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