#ICYMI: Man accused of raping his little sisters
ALEXANDRA – Man accused of raping his minor sisters awaits his fate.
Alex Magistrates’ Court has reserved judgement in a case of the rape of two minor sisters by their brother.
The 24-year-old accused, who can’t be identified to protect the victims, was remanded in custody after admitting to the incestuous offences which normally carry life sentences.
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He is charged with raping the younger 12-year-old sister once on 16 November and again on 3 and 23 December. After the first alleged incident, it is said he told the victim not to tell their mother and seemingly, she obliged. She reported that the second time, he threatened to kill her if she told anyone, and the third time, he threatened to kill her if she screamed.
He was arrested on 24 December, a day after the last incident when family members took her to a hospital because she was in pain. Nurses discovered a used condom in her vagina.
The arrest prompted the first victim’s 13-year-old sister to reveal her own abuse by the accused which allegedly occurred in 2016 and 2017 when she was 11 years old. This allegedly occurred when their mother was out. In the first instance, he allegedly asked her to pay him back for the time he had spent caring for her and her sister.
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When she asked how he allegedly said through sex. She said he threatened her with a screwdriver, forced her to lie down, tore her off her panties and raped her. She said the second time was during school holidays.
She also kept the abuse a secret.
In mitigation, he claimed to have slept with both of them on the same bed and raped them after a deep sleep, while drunk, unaware of their identities and without a condom.
