OngowaseMozambique, 39, ugwetshwe udilikajele neminyaka engu-17 ngokudlwengula intombazane eneminyaka engu-13.
INkantolo yesiFunda yaseGroblersdal igwebe inkosi yaseMozambique inkosi uPetrus Chauke (39) udilikajele kanye neminyaka engu-17 eyengeziwe ngamacala ahlanganisa ukudlwengula intombazane, 13, ukugebenga esebenzisa isihluku, ukuthumba nokuba ngumfuduki ongekho emthethweni.
Isigwebo sikhishwe namuhla, 17 September 2025.
UChauke akaliphikanga icala kodwa wavuma ukwemukelwa eSigabeni 220 ngaphansi koMthetho 51 ka-1977 ngesikhathi ofakazi bazokwethula ubufakazi.
Uvumile ukuthi ngomhlaka-22 Septhemba 2020, yena namadoda amabili angaziwa baqonde ekhaya lommangali endaweni yaseDennilton. Bamkhomba ngesibhamu, bafuna imali namakhadi asebhange base bebopha yena nendodakazi yakhe eneminyaka engu-13.
UChauke nomunye abehamba naye bashiye beyokhipha imali, omunye wasala egada izisulu. Babuya bengenayo imali, bafike bashaya ummangali bamgwaza ngaphambi kokuyisa intombazane ehlathini eliseduze nalapho uChauke wayidlwengula khona wayilahla ubusuku bonke.
Ubufakazi bolibofuzo bamatanisa nala macala, okwaholela ekuboshweni kwakhe.
Inkantolo iyalele ukuthi izigwebo ziqhubeke kanye kanye, okuholele ekutheni agwetshwe udilikajele, yaphinde yamveza ukuthi akakufanele ukuba nesibhamu ngaphansi kweSigaba 103 soMthetho Wokulawulwa Kwezibhamu, 60 ka-2000.

