Mpumalangan serial child rapist gets three life sentences
The man was sentenced for the rape of three minors.
A 38-year-old serial rapist was sentenced by the Volksrust Regional Court to three life terms on Wednesday, June 5. The convict was involved in the rape of three minors.
According to the Mpumalanga police spokesperson, Brigadier Donald Mdhluli, the first incident was reported in Mkhondo in 2023, October 11. The man approached an eight-year-old girl at her home asked her to buy a box of matches at a nearby shop.
He handed her R5 and told her to keep R2. The man then persuaded her to accompany him to a sports ground where he raped her. In the same area, he targeted the nine-year-old girl (9) on October 18, 2023. She was playing with her younger brother when she was approached by him.
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He sent her to call his friend for him, then followed and raped her in an abandoned house near a church. After that, he gave her a R2 coin and instructed her not to tell anyone.
He was unknown to the victim, but was later identified. The third incident took place in Volksrust on August 17, 2024. An 11-year-old victim was playing with her younger brothers at their home when the man approached her and convinced her to call his friend.
He followed her, raped her and beat her before fleeing the scene. The community assisted the police in arresting the man on August 24, 2024, after being identified by the victim. Further investigation connected him to the rape cases in Mkhondo,” said Mdhluli.
The convict abandoned his bail application and remained in custody from the date of his arrest until the day of sentencing. He pleaded guilty to all three counts.
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“The court ordered that the counts run concurrently. He was declared unfit to possess a firearm and it was ordered that his name be entered into the National Register for Sex Offenders,” said Mdhluli.
