Judge raises concern over Facebook harassment
The use of cellphones in prisons was one of the concerns expressed by KZN High Court (Durban) Judge Esther Steyn when she handed down a 31-year prison sentence to a man who haunted his ex-girlfriend through Facebook messages while in prison, says a Daily News report. Steyn said something needed to be done about it.
Dumisani Clement Ndlovu (31) was sentenced to 56 years on charges of assault, rape, attempted murder and murder. Because these sentences are to run concurrently, it would be an effective 31 years in jail.
Nomfundo Nduli, of Inanda, had ended her relationship with Ndlovu in December 2013, but he continued to harass her. Even after the police arrested him for raping her, he still found a way to threaten her through Facebook messages he sent from a cellphone in prison. Steyn said Nduli could not feel safe even when Ndlovu was detained as an awaiting-trial prisoner.
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