‘Gross violation of trust’: Northern Cape man jailed for raping his mother
‘Gross violation of trust and bodily integrity’ Evidence before the court revealed that on 23 November 2025, the man’s mother and her life partner had fallen asleep after consuming alcohol when the son returned from a friend’s house, also under the influence of alcohol.
During the ordeal described by the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) as a “gross violation of trust and bodily integrity”, the mother woke up and found her son on top of her.
March argued that the son violated not only his mother’s dignity and bodily integrity, but also the fundamental trust that exists between a parent and child.
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