THE sister of the man jailed for life for raping and fathering three children with his teenage daughter had hoped he would not be jailed, even though he abused the girl.

The woman, who cannot be named to protect the identity of the 55-year-old man's daughter, said the incident had caused tension in the family.

"We have not seen my sister-in-law, his daughter and her three children since their father's arrest. We are family and should not be sentenced together with their father.

"We understand what he has done, but he must be sent home. He abused his daughter, but he did not kill his children," she said.

"He was our family's rock. He provided for us, but now he faces life imprisonment.

"I hope he is granted medical parole. My brother is sick, but the magistrate and prosecutor believe he is pretending," she said .

Sitting on a crate at a centre in Nelspruit where she sells vegetables and fruit, the sister could not hold back her tears as she spoke about her brother.

She said she did not understand why the girl's mother had not spoken out about the rape when it first happened.

"She should have reported the rape when her daughter was pregnant with the first child. Then, my brother would not have fathered three children," she said.

She said her brother told them the babies were born to his wife.

"I do not hate my sister-in-law, my niece or my brother. We are family. I hope one day we will sit down and find a way to talk about what happened, forgive and move on with our lives.

"I feel for his daughter because he hurt her," the sister said.

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Sep 19, 2012

SiesMaan

Like really woman.... what kind of a mother is this?
RAPE IS RAPE!!!!
He can rot in jail for all i care, stupid man.
Why didn’t he go buy p*@#y if he like it so much?

We have kids and don’t need people like these on our streets.

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Sep 19, 2012

ALLINONE

We shame losisi usangene "he was our family's rock" really now, if i recall correctly you had to make an appointment to see him n he fed you lies. ay ungazosiqhatha ngamanga maybe he also used to rape you n your those kind of victims who feel an obligation to protect their abuser. Lobaba must just rot in jail coz thats exaclty what he deserves. Akayoqubeka ayoshumayela khona.
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Sep 19, 2012

Hail

She have the nerve! what about the poor child? his own blood nogal! Go and hang yourself woman.
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Sep 19, 2012

Mdala

I wish your brother had nailed you instead of that poor girl.

You are sick as your brother.
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Sep 19, 2012

maneater

arrest this woman as well!!!
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Sep 19, 2012

McCountryMan

you are sick as your brother
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Sep 19, 2012

Kaylae

"I do not hate my sister-in-law, my niece or my brother. We are family. I hope one day we will sit down and find a way to talk about what happened, forgive and move on with our lives.
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This woman is clearly on nyaope,even if you wanted to hate them on what grounds you should hate your rock of the family who rap3s maybe he should have rap3d you and your kids psycho
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Sep 19, 2012

phopho1

How can you call a rapist your rock? she is the stupid woman I dont want to see with my own eyes. She must visit her monster brother in jail and bring him rocks to eat.
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Sep 19, 2012

Phumsiee

I can't hear you woman and sure you dont hear yourself, all I can say is that you are mad you need treatment in your small brain.....
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Sep 19, 2012

clevergirl

go 2hel u woman,r u even a mother wena.he has done ron n mus pay.lyf is jus not inaf,he nids 2rot in jail.o bua BOG hela wena,wt about da pain dat da poor wyf n dota went thru
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