Two rapists were combinedly sentenced to 19 life sentences,
imprisonment after a rape and robbery spree in the Brits . The North West Provincial Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Baile Motswenyane welcomed the hefty sentences. “The pair ran out of luck when the police pounced on them at Oukasie in Brits upon their arrival from Groblersdal where they had raped and robbed a woman.
Pilusa was sentenced to six life sentences for rape and 120 years imprisonment for eight counts of robbery. . “The sentences will serve as an indication that the police will not hesitate to deal harshly with those who commit crimes against women
The two men targeted and raped women in Brits and Mooinooi, as well as in Mpumalanga. They were arrested in Oukasie on 5 May 2018, mere hours after raping a woman in Ekangala in Mpumalanga.
“The accused targeted and raped individual women aged between 18-37 They would first ask directions from hitch-hiking women and then offer them lifts. Once inside the vehicle, the women would be threatened with a firearm, robbed of their personal belongings and then taken to the nearest bushes where they were raped by both men,” said police spokesperson Capt Aafje Botma.
It was established that they had raped and robbed another woman in Ekangala the same day of their arrest. They were found in possession of the victims’ cellphones, groceries and cash, as well as a pellet gun and police business card.”
Nampa was sentenced to seven life sentences for rape and 120 years imprisonment for eight counts of robbery. The vehicle used during these crimes was forfeited to the state.
Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit (FCS) for working tirelessly to ensure that the perpetrators were brought to book...
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