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MAN SENTENCED TO 20 YEARS’ IMPRISONMENT FOR RAPING 95-YEAR-OLD WOMAN

Philani Mzila / September 3, 2026

28-year-old man from Sesalong village was sentenced to an effective 20 years’ direct imprisonment for the rape of a 95-year-old

Emmanuel Mbense murder case, Viandre Pretorius, Julius Mkhwanazi,

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DNA LINKED HIM TO MBENSE’S HOUSE, THEN HE SHOT HIMSELF, COURT HEARS

Lungile Mkhize / August 19, 2026

A dramatic revelation has emerged in the Emmanuel Mbense murder case, with the Brakpan Magistrate’s Court hearing that a man

Breaking News, Courts & Crime, South Africa

South African police solve rape crimes with DNA breakthroughs

MDN NEWS / May 9, 2025

The South African Police Service has once again demonstrated the vital role of DNA evidence in solving serious crimes and

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MAN SENTENCED TO 20 YEARS’ IMPRISONMENT FOR RAPING 95-YEAR-OLD WOMAN

DNA LINKED HIM TO MBENSE’S HOUSE, THEN HE SHOT HIMSELF, COURT HEARS

South African police solve rape crimes with DNA breakthroughs

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