During Mahloma’s crime spree, he would often break into residents’ homes, rob the occupants and rape women and teenagers living there. In two particularly grim incidents, he forced his victims to use sewage drain water to wash their genitalia, seemingly in a bid to destroy DNA evidence that could incriminate him.
The court earlier heard harrowing victim impact statements from two of his victims, who said their relationships and lives had been forever damaged.
Judge Leicester Adams said in a damning judgement that he believed Mahloma had few prospects of rehabilitation, having shown little remorse for his actions.
Mahloma still has the option to appeal both the conviction and sentencing.