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The woman’s body was found in the open and a post-mortem revealed she had been raped and strangled. Stock photo.Image: Pixabay/Republica
43 YEAR OLD MAN

Double life sentence for man who raped, strangled neighbour

A 43-year-old man has been handed a double life sentence for the rape and murder of his elderly neighbour in KwaZulu-Natal. Nkosiyezwe David Gwala was sentenced by the Pietermaritzburg high court this week for the 2019 rape and murder of…

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Philip Mailula was handed two life sentences on September 18 2020 for the rape and murder of a nine-year-old girl.Image: Supplied
LIFE SENTENCE

27-year-old gets two life sentences for murder and rape of girl, 9

A man from Mpumalanga has been given two life sentences for murdering and raping a nine-year-old girl. Philip Mailula, 27, was handed the sentences at Mbokola magistrate’s court on Friday. He pleaded guilty on Monday. Police said Mailula…

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