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Rapist sent to prison

A young man from Vosman was sentenced to hundreds of years in prison after he was found guilty of 37 charges including rape, compelled rape, armed robbery with aggravating circumstances and aggravated assault in the High Court in Middelburg on Friday 22 August.

Mduduzi Elphius Mahlangu (27) was sentenced to 140 years on 12 counts of rape, 150 years on 10 counts of aggravated robbery, 12 years for six counts of compelled rape and 15 years on a charge of aggravated assault.

Some of the sentences are to run concurrently, giving Mahlangu an effective 160 years in prison.

It was ordered that Mahlangu be put on suicide watch and that certain exhibits, used as evidence in his trial, be added to his prison file to be used when he comes in consideration for parole.

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  1. Waarom moet hy parool kry! 140 jaar in die tronk?! Wat n joke… oor n jaar is hy weer besig met misdade nadat hy uit die tronk op parool uit gekom het! As ‘iets’ hom pla, sny dit af met n bloody stomp mes! Dis al hoe die verkragters hulle les gaan leer! Of gee al die verkragters vir die arme vroue wie se lewens deur die bloody vuilgoed op gemors is!!

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