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  "title": "JUST IN | Suspended police deputy Shadrack Sibiya says sex with 18-year-old was consensual",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/just-in-suspended-police-deputy-shadrack-sibiya-says-sex-with-18-year",
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  "published": "2026-09-29T09:34:00.000Z",
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    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/just-in-or-suspended-police-deputy-shadrack-sibiya-says-sex-with-18-year-old-was-consensual/"
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  "summary": "Suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner Lt-Gen Shadrack Sibiya has denied raping an 18-year-old,",
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        "title": "Shadrack Sibiya’s bail fate hangs in the balance as five charges come before court",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/shadrack-sibiyas-bail-fate-hangs-in-the-balance-as-five-charges-come",
        "published": "2026-09-29T04:55:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Citizen",
        "title": "Top cop Sibiya back in court on rape, sexual grooming and trafficking charges",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/top-cop-sibiya-back-in-court-on-rape-sexual-grooming-and-trafficking",
        "published": "2026-09-29T04:59:54.000Z"
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        "outlet": "SABC News",
        "title": "LIVE: Lieutenant-General Shadrack Sibiya bail application",
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        "published": "2026-09-29T09:06:13.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Mail and Guardian",
        "title": "Shadrack Sibiya remanded in custody",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/shadrack-sibiya-remanded-in-custody",
        "published": "2026-09-29T10:01:35.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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