The Vrede Family, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit together with National Prosecuting Authority successfully convicted and sentenced rape accused, Isaiah Modise Ndaba to life term imprisonment by Harrismith Regional Court for rape of minor during September 2022.
On 26 September 2025, the accused person, Isaiah Modise Ndaba from Vrede, was found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment at Harrismith Regional court
On 24 September 2022 at about 14:00, the girl of 12 years of age, reported she was at home playing on the swing when the neighbour, Modise Ndaba, came out of his house and approached her to the fence. He asked her to come with him into his house. She agreed because she knew him as the stepfather of his younger sister.
He instructed her to go to his room and raped her. He gave her R5 to keep quiet about the incident and threatened to kill her if she breathed the incident to anyone. The case was reported five days after the incident, and the accused was arrested and never bailed until trial.
The case was investigated by Vrede FCS Detective Constable D Tsotetsi, prosecuted by Mr S Champher, and the magistrate was Mr Tshatshimpi.
