Gqeberha Gang Rapists To Serve Lengthy Prison Terms After Stiff Sentencing
- Two Gqeberha men have been sentenced to life in prison for gang-raping a woman in Walmer Township
- Mandilakhe Mfundisi and Zolani Vumendlini kidnapped the resident and repeatedly assaulted her in April 2022
- Eastern Cape NPA Director of Public Prosecutions Barry Madolo lauded the sentences as sending out a strong message
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GQEBERHA — The Gqeberha Magistrate's Court threw the book at two rape accused, sentencing them to life imprisonment, on Friday, 4 October.
On 7 April 2022, Mandilakhe Mfundisi and Zolani Vumendlini kidnapped a 36-year-old Walmer Township resident at knife-point.
Gqeberha gang rape duo get life terms
They held her against her will inside a shack in the same area, where they repeatedly raped her until she escaped the following day.
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She notified her sister, who, in turn, alerted the community.
Police swiftly arrested Mfundisi, 29, and Zolani Vumendlini, 36, who has a previous housebreaking conviction. They later entered not-guilty pleas.
In addition to the life sentence, the court imposed five years for kidnapping, which it ordered to run concurrently, while their names would be entered into the National Register for Sex Offenders (NRSO).
Eastern Cape National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Barry Madolo welcomed the convictions.
"The sentence serves as a strong message that rape will not be tolerated. We commend the victim for their resilience and courage in seeking justice. We hope this outcome brings some closure to them," said Madolo.
Ex-cop gets life in jail for raping minor
In related news, Briefly News reported that the Zwelitsha Regional Court meted out a life imprisonment term to an ex-senior cop for rape.
Mzukisi Landu was found guilty of multiple offences against his wife's niece, whom he threatened to kill if she spoke of the sexual abuse.
The child was 11-years-old when she began living with the Landus in Ilitha Township near Zwelitsha in 2014.
Over the next four years until 2018, the young girl suffered abuse at the hands of the former captain of the Ndevana Police Station near Qonce.
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