Teenager on two-day meth binge rapes mother thrice in front of her seven-year-old daughter
Lorenz Mekuli has been jailed for raping a young mum in front of her daughter after breaking into their Hamilton home earlier this year.
A teenage gang member has been sentenced to eight years in prison after he repeatedly raped a mother in front of her seven-year-old daughter while he was on a two-day methamphetamine binge. 17-year-old Lorenz Shannyn Mekuli faces charges for rape, threatening to kill, sexual violation, attempted kidnapping, burglary, and assault on a child after appearing at Hamilton District Court on New Zealand's North Island.
Speaking to the NZ Herald, the 23-year-old victim said it was hard to live a normal life after the traumatic ordeal and that she was "really disappointed" with the sentence. "He almost killed me and he almost killed my daughter," she said. "I still can't believe that it happened in my own place. How can this happen in New Zealand?"