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Man attempts to appeal 60 year sentence of sexual assault of relatives
By Genevieve Serra
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A relative of two minor girls who was been sentenced to 60 years behind bars for sexual assault is now appealing his jail term.
The 51-year-old man from Rocklands, Mitchells Plain, may not be identified as he is related to his victims who are still minors.
Victim support group, The Mitchells Plain United Residents Association, (MURA) have expressed their outrage after the manâs appeal was expected to be heard on Wednesday at the Mitchells Plain Regional Court.
The appeal proceedings have since been postponed to May 13.
Stop the shooting! Mitchells Plain residents cry out for help from gang unit
Ongoing shootings in Mitchells Plain are claiming the lives of innocent people, including a grandmother sitting in her lounge.
The South African that innocent victims pay the price in most shootings.
In recent cases, two alleged gang members were shot dead during gang violence in Beacon Valley on Wednesday 31 March and a 61-year-old grandmother was gunned down in Westridge on Monday 29 March.
GRANNY SHOT DEAD IN HER LIVING ROOM
“The woman who was killed was sitting in her living room and the door was open when a guy ran inside the house. The guy was apparently being chased, they shot inside the house a few times and she was killed. In this case she had no involvement with gangs,” said Jantjies.