Crime 29 October 2026, 15:20 via IOL

How a 12-year-old’s secret diary entries exposed rape and jailed her uncle for life

A Gauteng man has been sentenced to life imprisonment and a further 15 years after being convicted of raping his 12-year-old niece twice.

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