RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - On Wednesday, 21 August, the Rustenburg Regional Court sentenced a 36-year-old Rodrigo Chambuze to life imprisonment for raping his stepdaughter, then aged 14, at Seraleng in the early hours of Christmas day in 2022.
It is alleged that on that fateful night, both parents and the victim had just returned from a night out and decided to sleep in the living room while the minor proceeded to her bedroom. While the mother was sleeping, the half-naked Chambule woke up and entered the victim’s room and subsequently raped her. In the morning, the mother noticed strange behaviour from the child, and the victim confessed everything to her.
The Boitekong police were notified, and detective Sergeant Tshepang Magodielo of the Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offenses (FCS) Unit was immediately tasked with the investigation. Chambule was arrested and he has been in custody ever since. Chambule was further sentenced to two years for contravention of the Immigration Act, 2002, and declared unfit to possess a firearm. The Acting Bojanala Platinum Sub-District 2 Commissioner, Brigadier Mamotsamai Ntoagae, lauded the investigation skills of Sergeant Magodielo and again thanked all the stakeholders who were involved.
