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  "id": 15716336,
  "title": "BREAKING | Shadrack Sibiya denied bail on grooming, rape charges",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/breaking-shadrack-sibiya-denied-bail-on-grooming-rape-charges",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T07:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
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    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/2026-10-20-breaking-shadrack-sibiya-denied-bail-on-grooming-rape-charges/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Former Deputy national police commissioner Lieutenant - General Shadrack Sibiya facing charges of rape and grooming of teenage girls, has been denied bail.",
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        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Sibiya set to learn bail decision on rape, sexual grooming, and human trafficking charges",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/sibiya-set-to-learn-bail-decision-on-rape-sexual-grooming-and-human",
        "published": "2026-10-20T05:00:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "SABC News",
        "title": "LIVE: Sibiya appears in court for his bail hearing outcome",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/live-sibiya-appears-in-court-for-his-bail-hearing-outcome",
        "published": "2026-10-20T06:19:16.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Citizen",
        "title": "JUST IN: Shadrack Sibiya denied bail in rape, sexual grooming case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/just-in-shadrack-sibiya-denied-bail-in-rape-sexual-grooming-case",
        "published": "2026-10-20T07:10:59.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Daily Maverick",
        "title": "BAIL DENIED: ‘Dangerous pattern’: Shadrack Sibiya denied bail over threats and wiped cellphone",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/bail-denied-dangerous-pattern-shadrack-sibiya-denied-bail-over",
        "published": "2026-10-20T13:06:32.000Z"
      }
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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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