THE sentencing of a man convicted of raping and fathering three children with his 13-year-old daughter was postponed for the 81st time in the Nelspruit Regional Court yesterday.

This time because the 54-year-old man's lawyer, advocate D Chambale, was absent, prosecutor Elise du Plessis told the court.

At 9.24am, the accused's wheelchair was pushed into courtroom two. He was wearing a grey sweater and a fawn gown.

The door leading to the passageway to the cells was locked and an officer left him sitting in his wheelchair next to the door, about 1.5-metres from where Du Plessis stood. A few moments later, he tried to get up from the wheelchair. He looked tired and sick.

But court officials, including Du Plessis, had seen "the act" before.

Since April 2 2008 when the father was convicted on nine counts of rape and alternative charges of incest, he has caused much drama every time he appeared in court for sentencing.

The accused was found guilty of raping his daughter from 1998 to February 2006 and fathering three children with her.

During the past four years, sentencing had repeatedly been postponed because he claimed he was ill. The case was postponed to next week. - mashabas@sowetan.co.za

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Aug 24, 2012

MommaC

Our justice system is sometimes worse than the criminals they are supposed to protect us from.
This is just cruelty. That poor kid has the right to get closure on this.
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Aug 24, 2012

candilious

@MommaC- Girl its like a horror movie ,in today's life the criminals has more rights then the victim seriously this is fu!cked up sh!t Mzanzi
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Aug 24, 2012

Maratachelete

This old idiot should be burned alive,because no parent in his right mind does this to his own daughter,this is sick.
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Aug 25, 2012

skwamasamabele

Sa's criminal justice system need to be revoked, its totally dead in the water. I think so-called kangaroo courts (Peoples Courts) would have concluded this matter by now
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