Mzingisi James Ntshontshi (50) was sentenced to life imprisonment this week by Port Elizabeth high court judge Irma Schoeman over the raping of a
baby girl (19 months old) on August 12, 2018.
During the trial a testimony was made which stated that the child's mother, who worked at a bakery in St Francis Bay, had left her baby in the care of her neighbor, a woman who shared a house with in Ntshontshi the accused. The woman in turn, left the child with the accused, when she went to buy alcohol at about 7am at a nearby shebeen.
Before she could return, the child was found half-clothed, bloody and bruised in the bushes about 100m away from the house at about 4pm that same day by members of the community.
Judge Irma Schoeman described Ntshontishi's actions as “abhorrent, wicked and perverse”. He also stated that the ordeal had devastating consequences for the toddler.
Dr. LM mabaso a doctor at Humansdorp hospital's who examined the toddler, told the court that due to the severity of the injuries, she had immediately consulted with a specialist at Dora Nginza Hospital and the little girl had been rushed to Port Elizabeth for corrective surgery.
A medical report filed before sentencing described the enduring physical and psychological problems affecting the child. Her rapist was also ordered to pay for her corrective surgery from behind prison bars.
The worried mother of the child who sent her daughter away to live with family members after the incident told the court of her guilt.
She said:
“After it happened I saw her once because I separated myself from her ... when I look at her or when (a relative) sends me a picture of her, then I have the image of when she was raped,” the mother said.
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