UPINGTON – The Provincial Management welcomes the sentencing on two counts of rape that was handed down to Gerrit Brian Mieneis (44) in the Upington Regional Court, today.
The sentencing follows after the court heard how the accused raped a 27-year-old deaf-mute female twice, while she was visiting her aunt on 27 April 2019 and again on 04 May 2019 in Pabalelo. Gerrit Mienies is the boyfriend of the victim’s aunt and.
A case was reported to the police on 05 May 2019 and the accused was arrested on 20 May 2019. He was denied bail and remained in custody up until his sentencing in the Upington Regional Court.
He was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for the first rape and another 15 years for the second rape. The sentences will run concurrently.
“The Provincial Head for Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences (FCS) Unit, Brigadier Nicky Mills commended Detective Sergeant Howard Loabile for his sterling investigative work, on this relatively complicated case. Late nights of dedication eventually paid off and the perpetrator of this senseless crime is paying for his deeds behind bars, Mills said”.
Source: South African Police Service