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| Gran raped by 'animal' |
| 2007-06-06 |
| An another feel good story from beautiful south africa; HT African crisis. Grahamstown - A hospital security guard behaved like an "animal" in raping and assaulting an elderly woman in front of her grandson, said Judge Elna Revelas in Grahamstown High Court on Monday. She handed down a 20-year sentence on Zingisile Payi, 24, for the rape, committed last year, reported Grocott's Mail. Revelas said she almost sentenced him to life in jail, but found it mitigating that he was a young, first offender who was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the crime, and that his victim had only internal bleeding. Oh, well, it's no big deal then; I say, let this young man go free! She found it aggravating that he had humiliated and violated the dignity of his 64-year-old victim in her own home by raping her twice in front of her grandchild, then "casually" bragging that he was her husband. The woman had given Payi - a security guard at Maclear Hospital, near Mthatha - a place to stay for the night when he arrived at her house pretending to be a friend of her son. He assaulted her, then held her at knifepoint while raping her, threatening to shoot her if she screamed. Revelas said the woman must have been traumatised when she ran out of her house naked in the early hours of the morning to get help. Although the judge said Payi deserved to be punished for his actions, she hoped he would be Rehabilitated™ in prison. "You will have time to think about these things in prison. "You also will have an opportunity to study, get life skills and get involved in religious activities," she told him. |
| Posted by:anonymous5089 |
| #8 "You also will have an opportunity to study, get life skills and get involved in religious activities," she told him. Reminds me of a great line from the Chappelle Show: "Plenty of time to lift weights and convert to islam." |
| Posted by: Mark E. 2007-06-06 21:42 |
| #7 "You also will have an opportunity to study, get life skills and get involved in religious activities," she told him. Another pre-Muzzie entering the pipeline..... |
| Posted by: OyVey1 2007-06-06 14:31 |
| #6 You're probably right, Glenmore. That's a reason I crossed it off my "see it before you die" list a while back. |
| Posted by: Swamp Blondie 2007-06-06 11:59 |
| #5 If he was a muslim they would have given him a medal and invited him to address the UN. |
| Posted by: Excalibur 2007-06-06 09:41 |
| #4 who was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the crime, Unless that the convicted had been forced at gun point to drink alcohol I fail to sse what being under ifluence should be considered a mitigating factor. If you tend to act badly when under influence then don't drink. Period. |
| Posted by: JFM 2007-06-06 09:05 |
| #3 Swamp - I think the general population of SA these days ARE rapists, in prison or not. The place, or at least a lot of it, is a mess, according to some travelers I have spoken with. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2007-06-06 07:35 |
| #2 I wonder if General Population in SA is as hospitable to rapists as it is in America. If it is, I'm sure the lovely lads there will be happy to help in his rehabilitation. |
| Posted by: Swamp Blondie 2007-06-06 07:30 |
| #1 Hey, the old lady should be grateful to this young fella for servicing her for free. I wonder how her son feels about the sentence. Some sons might find it insufficient, and might be waiting for Payi to get out of prison and might then hang him from a utility pole with certain parts of his anatomy relocated. Just sayin', is all. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2007-06-06 07:30 |