Life Sentence for Serial Rapist and Murderer

Sifiso Mkhwanazi, a 21-year-old, was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Johannesburg High Court on Wednesday for a series of rapes and murders committed two years ago.

Mkhwanazi was deemed a dangerous criminal who posed a significant threat to society. Mkhwanazi became addicted to engaging with sex workers without his family’s knowledge. They perceived him as a quiet and introverted individual who generally kept to himself.

Between April and October 2022, Mkhwanazi lured six sex workers to his father’s panel-beating workshop in central Johannesburg. There, he tied them up, raped, and strangled them. The crimes came to light when a foul odor led to the discovery of the bodies in various stages of decomposition.

In March, Judge Cassim Moosa found Mkhwanazi guilty of six counts of murder, six counts of rape, six counts of defeating the administration of justice, one count of possession of ammunition, and one count of unlawful possession of a firearm.

He received a life sentence for each murder count, with the court ordering that the sentences run concurrently.

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