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Two life sentences for Precious Ramabulana’s killer

Aubrey Manaka, who pleaded guilty, was sentenced in the Limpopo High Court Polokwane Division today (June 11).

POLOKWANE – Aubrey Manaka (28) has been sentenced to two life sentences, plus 23 years for the murder of Capricorn TVET College student, Precious Ramabulana (21).

Manaka was sentenced in the Limpopo High Court Polokwane Division today (June 11), where Judge Justice Maake Kganyago referred to him as “an evil person with no soul.”

Read more: Precious Ramabulana murder trial: Aubrey Manaka pleads guilty

Manaka was found guilty of murder, rape, robbery and housebreaking with intent to commit an offence after Ramabulana was found stabbed to death in her room in an off-campus residence in Mokomene on November 24, 2019.

The Director of Public Prosecutions’ regional spokesperson, Mashudu Malabi-Dzhangi, says Manaka’s sentences will run concurrently.

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“The NPA welcomes this sentence and we hope it will serve as a deterrent to other rapists and murderers who intend of violating the vulnerable. We believe it is the interest of justice and we hope the family will find closure in knowing that an appropriate sentence has been given,” she said.

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Raeesa Sempe

Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon." – Tom Stoppard

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