Dros rapist loses bid to appeal against conviction and life sentence
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The high court in Pretoria on Tuesday dismissed Dros rapist Nicholas Ninow's application for leave to appeal against the conviction and life sentence imposed on him.
Ninow was convicted in September 2019 of raping a seven-year-old girl at a Dros restaurant in Silverton, Pretoria.
The application for leave to appeal against his conviction was heard on Friday. When dismissing the application on Tuesday, the court said there were no reasonable prospects of success.
Ninow's lawyer Herman Alberts had argued that Ninow was “a broken man” whose drug abuse had taken control of his life and actions.
Ninow was convicted in September 2019 of raping a seven-year-old girl at a Dros restaurant in Silverton, Pretoria.
The application for leave to appeal against his conviction was heard on Friday. When dismissing the application on Tuesday, the court said there were no reasonable prospects of success.
Ninow's lawyer Herman Alberts had argued that Ninow was “a broken man” whose drug abuse had taken control of his life and actions.
