Limpopo SAPS Spokesperson Brigadier Hlulani Mashaba on Wednesday, 10 January 2024, the 13-year-old victim was at home at Gedroogte village with the 35-year-old male accused who is also her stepfather when she decided to take a bath.

“She went to her mother’s bedroom to fetch clothes and found her stepfather who pushed her onto the bed. The accused forcefully undressed the victim and raped her. The incident was reported to the police who opened a rape case and immediately commenced with a manhunt of the suspect who was subsequently nabbed at Gedroogte Village on Friday, 12 January 2024.

Mashaba said Warrant Officer Choene Selolo attached to Mokopane Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offenses (FCS) Unit was assigned to investigate the matter.

“Through her sterling detective work and abilities, she managed to oppose bail and ensured that the accused remained in police custody until his sentencing by the Thabamoopo Magistrate’s court on Monday,” said Mashaba.

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This comes after the court found him guilty on seven counts of rape, two counts of attempted murder, three counts of robbery as well as house breaking and assault.

Mthethwa, who was terrorising the areas of Richards Bay, KwaMbonambi and Empangeni, started his raping spree in March 2017, when he raped a woman and strangled her with the intention to kill her at KwaMbonambi.

During his cold-blooded raping spree, Mthethwa also came across three women in Richards Bay.

He fired a shot at one woman and raped the other whilst forcing the other victims to witness the act.

With police realizing that there was a serial rapist on the loose, a team of dedicated detectives from the Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences (FCS) Unit connected the dots and Mthethwa was stopped on his tracks in 2021.

His reign of terror ended when he was arrested and charged on 21 counts, inclusive of rape, attempted murder, business robbery, house breaking and assault.

His youngest rape victim was a 13-year-old girl whom he raped after breaking into the house she was sleeping in.

Mthethwa’s name will be entered into the National Register for Sex Offenders.

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