A 22-year-old South African man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for raping his biological mother while she was asleep at her home in Carnarvon, Northern Cape.
The Carnarvon Regional Court handed down the sentence after the accused pleaded guilty to the charge, following DNA evidence linking him to the crime.
The incident occurred on November 23, 2025, after the 42-year-old woman and her life partner had been drinking alcohol before falling asleep.
The accused, who had also been drinking at a friend's house, later returned home and found his mother and her partner asleep.
According to National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson Mojalefa Senokoatsane, the accused undressed his mother and sexually assaulted her without her consent.
The woman woke up during the assault and discovered her son on top of her. When she confronted him, he fled the house.
She later informed her partner, and the incident was reported to the police.
The accused initially denied the allegations in a written statement following his arrest. However, DNA evidence subsequently linked him to the offence.
“Faced with the compelling evidence presented by the State, including the complainant's testimony and the DNA results, the accused ultimately pleaded guilty to the charge of rape,” Senokoatsane said.
In a victim impact statement, the woman told the court that she was deeply hurt and betrayed by her son, whom she had raised as a single parent.
She said she continues to receive counselling and suffers ongoing trauma, including difficulty sleeping.
Although the court considered the guilty plea as a mitigating factor, it ruled that the seriousness of the offence warranted a lengthy prison sentence.
The court sentenced the man to 20 years' direct imprisonment and ordered that his details be entered into South Africa's National Register for Sex Offenders.I can also make the headline shorter, stronger, or more suitable for a Nigerian news website.
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