Life in jail for man who raped his six-year-old niece 14 years ago

A man who raped his six-year-old niece multiple times when he was 18 in 2010 has been sentenced by the Booysens magistrate’s court to life in jail. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said on Friday the uncle, now 32, had been entrusted with her care in Naturena, Johannesburg, while her parents were at work. “Investigations revealed the uncle would often take her and her younger brother to school, but unbeknown to the family, he was committing heinous crimes against the young girl, with the abuse occurring almost weekly,” NPA spokesperson Phindoi Mjonondwane said. She said…