The Namakwa District Commissioner, Brigadier Schalk Andrews, has welcomed the sentencing of 36-year-old Marvin De Klerk following his conviction for rape.
The sentence was handed down in the Springbok Regional Court on 20 February 2026.
According to the police report, the incident occurred on 15 July 2024. The victim and her friend encountered De Klerk at a local drinking establishment in Nababeep. Later that evening, as the two women were leaving, De Klerk ambushed the victim near bushes close to the police station.
The accused was armed with a knife and threatened the victim. He then forced her to undress and raped her before fleeing the scene. The victim immediately reported the assault to her husband, who accompanied her to the police station to open a case.
De Klerk made his first court appearance on 17 July 2024. The subsequent investigation was conducted by Warrant Officer Ayanda Phillips from the Springbok Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences (FCS) unit.
The court convicted De Klerk and sentenced him to 25 years’ imprisonment. In addition to the prison term, De Klerk was declared unfit to possess a firearm.