Xolisa Sojada, the notorious “Qumbu Facebook serial rapist and murderer”, has been found guilty of three counts of murder, six of rape, five of robbery with aggravating circumstances and one of housebreaking.
The first court appearance by a school principal accused of raping a 21-year-old Grade 12 pupil in his school in Ntabankulu attracted plenty of drama on Monday.
A grade 12 pupil who was allegedly raped by her school principal at gunpoint in Ntabankulu survived a suicide attempt a day before her assailant was arrested by police. Speaking to DispatchLIVE (http://www.dispatchlive.co.za) on Sunday, the mother of the 21-year-old victim said she was saddened as her child’s future had been destroyed “by someone who was supposed to be a guardian”.
A 59-year-old suspect believed to be a school principal was arrested on Friday in Tabankulu, Eastern Cape, in connection with the alleged rape of a pupil.