Pfarelo Nemutandani, 21, was sentenced to life in jail by the Makhado Regional Court for r*ping his friend’s fiancée after tricking her into having s*x with him, according to Limpopo police.
Colonel Malesela Ledwaba, a provincial police spokesperson, stated that during the trial, it was discovered that on June 22, 2022, at approximately 1 a.m., the woman attended her boyfriend’s residence at Ha-Mutsha Khwekhwe in Makhado.
The court heard that the couple had inter*ourse at night, after which the boyfriend left the room where they were resting.
Moments later, someone entered the room, and the woman assumed it was her lover. That person came onto the woman’s bed and began having s*x with her.
The woman assumed she was having s*x with her boyfriend.
According to police, the woman discovered that her lover had not returned to the room during s*xual inter*ourse.
“She initially thought it was her boyfriend. While busy with an intimate session, she realised that it was a different person. She screamed and jumped from the bed,” said Ledwaba.
The woman then found out that the person she was having s*x with was her boyfriend’s friend. The man apologised profusely.
“The police were notified and the suspect was arrested for r*pe. The docket was transferred to Thohoyandou family violence, child protection and s*xual offences (FCS) unit, and assigned to Warrant Officer Khorombi Christopher Tshivalo for further investigations,” said Ledwaba.
Following thorough investigations, Nemutandani was found guilty of r*pe, and was sentenced to life imprisonment.
