Man jailed for life for raping his 6 and 9 year old daughters

A 37-year old South African man has been
sentenced to life in prison for raping his two
young daughters‚ Gauteng police said in a
statement.
The man‚ who has not being named to protect
his daughters' was arrested in 2013 when the
girls were six and nine years old respectively.
According to reports, the man who is their
biological Dad abused them repeatedely but the
kids were too frightened to say anything.
"The mother of the victims realised that
her children were being abused by their
father and she reported the matter to the
police in 2013. The Ekangala Family
Violence and Child Protection Unit then
took over the investigation that led to the
arrest of the accused.
"The hefty sentence handed down to the
accused is welcomed and sends out a
clear message to criminals that they will
be brought to justice‚" police said.
The man was sentenced on Tuesday by the
Bronkhorstspruit Magistrate Court‚ police said in
the statement.