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An Eastern Cape man has been sentenced to two life terms for raping two girls - aged 9 and 11 - and assaulting a 13-year-old girl in Peddie in September 2018.
District Commissioner Brigadier Ngangema Xakavu welcomed the conviction of Xola Mayedwa, 35, by the Bhisho High Court on Thursday.
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According to police spokesperson Captain Khaya Tonjeni, Mayedwa was arrested shortly after the incidents and appeared at the Peddie Magistrate s Court. He was denied bail and appeared several times and the case was transferred to the Bhisho High Court in June 2019.
He was found guilty in October 2020 and sentenced to two life terms for rape and 30 days imprisonment for assault on Thursday.
Eastern Cape rapist sentenced to two life terms
By Robin-Lee Francke
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CAPE TOWN – A child rapist from the Eastern Cape has been handed down two life terms for raping minors.
In a statement released on Monday, provincial police spokesperson, Captain Khaya Tonjeni said its district commissioner, Brigadier Ngangema Xakavu, welcomed the conviction of 35-year-old rapist Xola Mayedwa in the Bhisho High Court.
Tonjeni said Mayedwa was convicted of sexually assaulting two girls, aged nine and 11 and assaulted a 13-year-old girl in the Bongweni area in Peddie in September 2018.
“The suspect was immediately arrested and appeared at the Peddie Magistrate Court. He was denied bail and appeared several times at court.
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A 16-year-old suspect was arrested on Monday for allegedly raping a 12-year-old girl who had been swimming in a dam in Booysen Park in Bethelsdorp, Port Elizabeth.
The teenager was arrested by the Nelson Mandela Bay District Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit with the assistance of the Bethelsdorp police.
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According to police spokesperson Captain Khaya Tonjeni, the girl was swimming with friends in a local dam on Saturday, 9 January at approximately 14:00. When she got out of the water to change, she was approached by two males who forced her into the bushes and raped her. The victim s friends informed her mother and a case of rape was opened.