MDANTSANE, South Africa – Ayabulela Daniel (22) was sentenced to life imprisonment for the rape of an 11-year-old girl in Mdantsane.
Buffalo City District Commissioner Major General Christopher Wright welcomed the life imprisonment sentence handed down by the Mdantsane Regional Court on 30 June 2025.
The court found Daniel guilty of the repeated rape of the girl, which began on 4 August 2020 in Mdantsane. According to the victim’s testimony, the accused assaulted her while she was at home alone, forcibly undressed her, and raped her. He then threatened her into silence, continuing the abuse over time.
The investigating officer, Warrant Officer Mangesi, was commended by the District Commissioner, Maj Gen Wright, for her meticulous work in securing a conviction. The court sentenced Daniel to life imprisonment and declared him unfit to possess a firearm.
