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News24 reports that a former KwaZulu-Natal principal was handed a life sentence for repeatedly raping a 15-year-old schoolboy. The Vryheid Magistrate's Court handed the sentence to Mduduzi Ndlovu, 39, on Tuesday.
The court heard how Ndlovu manipulated and violated the teen. Police spokesperson Colonel Robert Netshiunda reported that on an afternoon in 2018, the principal requested the boy to assist him and, inside his office, became aggressive and raped the victim. Ndlovu threatened to harm the boy if he told anyone about the incident. He also gave him money and stationery in exchange for his silence. Ndlovu raped the boy on several occasions and would sometimes fetch him at home and then drive to his place of residence in the Bhekuzulu area, where he would rape the boy. "In 2022, a church member noticed strange behaviour from the boy and questioned him. The teenager broke his silence and a rape case was duly opened," Netshiunda indicated. Ndlovu made several court appearances before he was convicted. He was sentenced to life imprisonment for rape and was also declared unfit to possess a firearm. His name will be added to the national register for sex offenders.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Kaveel Singh at News24
- Read too, Former high school principal handed life sentence for raping 15-year-old learner, at The Star
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