Multiple rapes should not be referred to as 'rounds', declares judge
Rapist serving life loses his appeal as judge sends him straight back to serve a maximum sentence
16 July 2024 - 16:31
A convicted rapist, sentenced to life for raping a woman three times, has failed in his efforts to have his jail time reduced as the Mahikeng high court in the North West disagreed with his claims that his youthfulness had not been taken into account, that he had not injured the victim, and that he should be set free after following a rehabilitation programme. ..
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