SA’s ‘youngest serial rapist’ handed hefty sentence
A 17-year-old convicted rapist has been sentenced to 30 years in prison by a court in Johannesburg.
The minor was sentenced in the Gauteng Regional Court sitting in the Palm Ridge Court last Wednesday.
It is believed that the teenager is the youngest recorded serial rapist in the history of South Africa.
He was a mere 15 years old when he committed the crimes.
Police spokesperson Dimakatso Sello says the teenager raped three boys, aged between eight and 10 years old.
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“He committed the crimes on three different occasions around Katlehong in 2020.
“The case was assigned to Sergeant Renny Matshavha, a detective based at Katlehong Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offence Unit.
“Matshavha immediately commenced with her investigation and pieced all the available evidence together. Her quality investigation resulted in a solid case brought against the young accused in court who was ultimately sentenced to 30 years' imprisonment for three counts of rape.”
