NPA: Ninow sentence ‘everything we prayed for’
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has welcomed the sentence handed down to convicted rapist Nicholas Ninow on Thursday.
Ninow was handed a life sentence by the high court in Pretoria for the rape of a 7-year old girl at the Dros restaurant in Silverton in December last year.
He was also sentenced to five years for drug possession and five for defeating the ends of justice, with count one and three expected to run concurrently.
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This means he was sentenced to an effective 30 years behind bars.
"It is everything that we have prayed with as the NPA, hence we say we are satisfied. We remain hopeful that someday our little girl will be able to move on with her life and appreciate the fact that as the justice system, we have tried everything to ensure that she receives justice," said Gauteng spokesperson Phindi Mjonondwane.
#NicholasNinow Phindi Mjonondwane says the NPA's satisfied with this afternoon's sentence. pic.twitter.com/APCU8se1T2
— Jacaranda News (@JacaNews) October 17, 2019
Advocacy group #NotinMyName also expressed satisfaction with the life sentence given Ninow.
#NotInMyName secretary-general Themba Masango says he hopes the little girl will sleep better at night "knowing that the monster will never come after her again”.