A 36-year-old man from Winburg in the Free State who fell victim to his own victim after an 11-year-old girl he raped in 2017 clobbered him with a stone, rendering him powerless, will spend the next 18 years in jail for the offence.
Sefako Benedict Kula met his match in the child – that he initially dragged to a quiet place to rape her – after she picked up a stone and hit him on the head while he raped her, leaving him dizzy from the hard knock.
This allowed the girl to run home and report the matter.
In a statement, police spokesperson for the area, Captain Stephen Thakeng, said sometime in September 2017 the girl was on her way home when Kula followed her.
The accused is said to have grabbed her by her clothes and dragged her to an open field.
He went on to undress her and rape her.
“The victim took a stone and hit the accused on the head and he got dizzy,” said Thakeng.
“The victim managed to push him (away) and ran home to report what had happened,” he explained.
Kula was found guilty for rape by the Bultfontein Regional Court and was this week sentenced to 18 years’ imprisonment. – Staff Reporter