A rapist man convicted of robbing, kidnapping, raping and attempting to kill two matric learners has been handed-down two life sentences and an additional 45-years by the Mothibistad Regional Court in the Northern Cape.ย
The 33 year old Rapist Thabo Magwatane and his co-accused who is still on trial broke into the residence of the matric learners in 2022. They robbed them, blindfolded them and took them to a nearby river there they raped them repeatedly and attempted to kill them. The survivors spent three weeks in ICU and have undergone reconstructive surgery.
The 33 year old rapist who brutally raped and tried to murder two matric girls has been sentenced to life imprisonment by the Mothibistad Regional Court. Thabo Gift Magwatane and his accomplice attacked the learners in Dithakong village near Mothibistad in 2022.
The girls survived this brutal attack, the National Prosecuting Authority commands their bravery and reaffirms its commitment to fighting Gender Based Violence, ” said provincial NPA spokesperson, Mojalefa Senokoatsane.