Mankweng rapist sentenced to 21 years in prison
36-year-old Daniel Masenya was sentenced to an effective 21 years imprisonment for six counts of rape.
POLOKWANE – The South African Police Service in Limpopo have welcomed the sentence to “remove one of the most heinous criminals from the society who had been tormenting women in and around the Mankweng area,” says police spokesperson Lt Col Moatshe Ngeoepe.
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Masenya was sentenced by the Polokwane High Court.
According to Ngoepe, Masenya’s criminal activities took place between 2008 and 2014 around the Sebayeng area, where he attacked women between the ages of 22 and 47-years-old, in their homes.
“The accused, who used to cover his face with a bandage and armed with a panga, would break a window to gain entrance and once inside, threaten his victims and in some instances, rape them in the presence of their children,” Ngoepe said
Masenya was also linked to a rape case that occurred in 2013, where he attacked a 22-year-old woman in the bushes while she was collecting fire wood with her mother.
“He attacked the two women wearing only a t-shirt, armed with a panga and his face covered with a bandage.”
The last incident occurred in 2014 where a 43-year-old woman was walking with her mother-in-law when he attacked them. He dragged the woman to the nearby bushes and raped her.
“This reign of terror was finally put to a stop in 2015 when a dedicated task team from the Polokwane Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offence Unit managed to catch the suspect and successfully linked him with all these cases,” Ngoepe said.
Saps Provincial Commissioner, Lt. General Nneke Ledwaba, has welcomed the sentencing and commended everyone who participated in these investigations especially the FCS Unit for their meticulous work.
