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Durban – A Pietermaritzburg High Court judge has handed down a 30-year jail sentence to a rapist and robber and ordered that the man serve at least 20 years before he is considered for parole. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Judge Achmat Jappie said Tankiso Mthembu, 24, had committed a \u201csenseless and gratuitous\u201d crime against the young woman, who was the one raped, and her mother in Belfort, Pietermaritzburg, in February. <\/p>\n
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His accomplice, Maesole Xakatha, 28, was sentenced to 15-years imprisonment for aggravated robbery. <\/p>\n
Another accomplice, Khotso Mohlomi, 26, was sentenced to life imprisonment on Friday. <\/p>\n
Judge Jappie said Mthembu and Xakatha had had no respect for the privacy, sanctity and \u201cbodily integrity\u201d of the women. <\/p>\n
\u201cAll crimes of this nature have a serious impact and effect on the victims,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
Referring to victim impact statements from both women, the judge said that the daughter\u2019s life had been drastically affected. <\/p>\n
She explained in the statement that she used to be joyful and carefree, but was now depressed, confused and fearful. Her health was in jeopardy as she feared being HIV positive. <\/p>\n
The day after the attack, both women moved to Durban, where they were staying with friends. They could not bear to live at home any more. <\/p>\n
Judge Jappie said the crime was a planned robbery. <\/p>\n
\u201cYou could have entered the house and not lain in wait for the complainants,\u201d he added. <\/p>\n
During argument by attorney Irshaad Khan, the judge remarked that every rape was the worst form of rape. <\/p>\n
When Khan submitted that there were no gratuitous injuries to the woman as a reason why the life sentence should not be imposed on Mthembu, the judge replied that \u201crape is rape whichever way you look at it\u201d. <\/p>\n
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