Chairperson, I move without notice:
That the Council -
1) notes that two weeks ago a father was sentenced in the Paarl Regional Court to 50 years in prison for raping his 19-year-old daughter;
2) further notes that -
a) the sexual abuse and physical violation and abuse of the daughter started when she was 13 years old and eventually she ran away from home in September 2008 and a missing persons picture was placed in a local newspaper; and
b) despite her suffering, the courageous young woman completed her matric and moved out of the area to start a new life; and
3) takes this opportunity to condemn this incident in the harshest possible terms and pay homage to the daughter who courageously fought against being trapped into being a victim by fighting back for justice.
Motion agreed to in accordance with section 65 of the Constitution.