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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>The Mpumalanga High Court sentenced a 21-year-old man to four terms of life imprisonment plus 18 years on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Nhlanhla Mlotshwa pleaded guilty to two counts of rape and three counts of murder, which were committed in Driefontein in the Mkhondo district.<\/p>\n

National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson Monica Nyuswa said the court heard that on 24 April 2021 Mlotshwa and one of his victims \u2013 37-year-old Sibongile Msibi \u2013 attended a wedding ceremony hosted by Msibi’s family.<\/p>\n

“During the late hours, [Msibi] accompanied her friend home, and, on her way back, she was approached by Mlotshwa, who dragged her to a veld. He raped and stabbed her in the neck with a knife several times until she died,” Nyuswa said.<\/p>\n

She said Msibi’s bloodstained jacket was found near the veld the following day, while her body was discovered several metres away.<\/p>\n

On 18 July 2021, Mlotshwa broke into a home and raped and killed a 17-year-old girl.<\/p>\n

Nyuswa said:<\/p>\n

The State called relatives of the victims to testify during sentencing proceedings.<\/p>\n

“Msibi’s mother testified that the victim left behind an underage child, who always cried and asked for her mother,” Nyuswa said.<\/p>\n

“The mother of the 17-year-old victim told the court that she had lost her only child, her friend.”<\/p>\n

The 18-year prison sentence will run concurrently with the four life sentences.<\/p>\n

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