Child rapist gets life imprisonment
The division of the Mpumalanga High Court sitting in Graskop sentenced Lincho Believe Makhubela to life imprisonment for the rape of two minors.
On March 5, the court sentenced Makhubela to an additional five years’ imprisonment on two counts of kidnapping and 10 years’ imprisonment on one count of culpable homicide.
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Makhubela’s sentencing came as a result of the hard work done by an astute team of detectives eager to solve the case involving a seven-year-old, Nokubonga Nonyane from Masoyi.
She was first reported missing on June 10 last year. Her lifeless body was discovered two days later by cattle herders in a nearby bush. Police investigations also linked Makhubela to another case of kidnapping, rape and attempted murder of a nine-year-old girl from Nyongane Trust in March 2018 in Hazyview.
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He was found guilty and convicted on two counts of rape, two counts of kidnapping and one count of murder that was reduced to culpable homicide.
He was acquitted of the attempted murder and murder charges due to lack of evidence.
