Four life terms for Eastern Cape serial rapist
An Eastern Cape serial rapist has been sentenced to four life terms for raping four women in Mlungisi between 2013 and 2015, with DNA evidence linking him to all the cases.
A man from the Eastern Cape, identified as Khaya Masiba at 41 years old, has been sentenced to four consecutive life terms for a series of heinous rapes spanning from June 2013 to October 2015. The Komani Regional Court imposed the sentence on Masiba, a resident of Mlungisi. Captain Yolisa Mgolodela of Eastern Cape police announced that Masiba's crimes were committed over a span of two years and four months.
The first victim, a 54-year-old woman, was assaulted, stabbed, and raped by Masiba after being lured to his shack by her ex-boyfriend. Another incident occurred in March 2014 where Masiba raped a 41-year-old woman while she was walking home from her quarrel with her husband. In August 2015, Masiba raped a 41-year-old woman on Bulawayo Street after she was chased by four men.
Finally, in October 2015, Masiba raped a 56-year-old woman who woke up to find someone trying to remove her clothes. Masiba was traced and re-arrested in July 2019. Sergeant Yongama Hillary Mkabile of Komani Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit pursued the cases until DNA results in July 2019 linked Masiba to all four victims.
Masiba was declared unfit to possess a firearm and was sentenced to four life terms of imprisonment. District Commissioner Major-General Rudolph Adolph commended Mkabile for his efforts in securing justice for the victims.
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