A South African Magistrates’ Court on Friday sentenced one Andries Sibiya, to life imprisonment on a
nine-count charge for raping his daughter.
The court heard that Sibiya started sleeping with his daughter from the age of thirteen and that she gave birth to?three children for
him.
“You shamelessly used the Bible and selected verses of the Old Testament to justify your actions and to intimidate your daughter
and wife into submission,’’ ?the magistrate said.
The magistrate while sentencing Sibiya said he even went so far as to pay his wife, bride price to be able to live with his daughter
as his wife.
Sibiya was known as the wheelchair rapist as he insisted on appearing in court in a wheelchair, even though he was able to
walk.
Sibiya was described by the court as a domineering person who manipulated his family and instilled fear in them and over a
period of nine?years had sex with his daughter two to three times a week.
He was found guilty on nine?count charges of rape.(NAN)