Three life sentences for Limpopo rapist
The Polokwane High Court in Limpopo has handed convicted rapist Tlou Mpebe three life sentences.
The 30-year-old was earlier convicted of raping three women.
Spokesperson for the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) in Limpopo Mashudu Malabi-Dzhangi says two of the victims were teenagers, with the first rape happening as far back as 2012.
"He dragged her (the victim) to a bush and raped her. When he was done, he gave her his mobile phone to call her mother, who arrived later and took her home unbeknown to her that her daughter had been raped. She later she related the incident to her mother.”
"The second incident happened when a 14-year victim was coming from school during the day, the accused approached and again threaten her with a knife before raping her in a bush."
He was finally arrested in 2017 after the third victim identified him.
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Prosecutor Ronald Sithada said the accused showed no remorse and only decided to plead guilty due to the overwhelming evidence against him.
"The court found the evidence of the state witnesses to be credible and the evidence of the accused to be unreliable. The court agreed with the state and sentenced the accused to three life imprisonment plus five years for housebreaking with intent to rape.”
