Correctional Services Dept cancels parole of Alison Botha's rapists

JOHANNESBURG - The Correctional Services Department has cancelled the parole of two men convicted for the attempted murder and rape of Alison Botha.
 
In 1994, Botha was abducted at knifepoint by two men outside her home in Gqeberha. 
 
She was driven to a nature reserve where the two men brutally assaulted her and left her for dead.
 
Frans du Toit and Theuns Kruger were sentenced to life imprisonment for the incident.
 
The two men were released on parole in 2023, while Botha was not notified about the decision.
 
In a statement released on Tuesday afternoon, the Minister of Correctional Services Pieter Groenewald said their paroles have been cancelled.

Groenewald says the men are now back behind bars after he revoked their parole statuses.

“Following a thorough evaluation and consultation of legal opinions, the decision was made in accordance with the Correctional Services Act which empowers me as Minister to cancel parole for individuals sentenced to life imprisonment.”