Screams of joy as serial rapist Sello Abram Maponya (33) gets 1088 years in jail
28 May 2021 2:47 PM
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Convicted serial rapist Sello Abram Maponya (33) has been given a 1088-year jail sentence.
Maponya raped and robbed 56 women from Atteridgeville, Mamelodi, Olievenhoutbosch, and Silverton in Pretoria from 2014 until his arrest in March 2019.
He committed his violent crime spree while he was living with his girlfriend, eight-year-old son, and four-year-old daughter.
Judge Papi Mosopa handed down the sentence in the North Gauteng High Court on Thursday afternoon.
He had earlier found Maponya guilty of 41 rapes, 40 counts of robbery with aggravating circumstances, and 40 counts of housebreaking.
Serial rapist Mapunya gets 1,088 years 27 May 2021 - 12:51 Image: Tankiso Makhetha
A serial rapist who terrorised communities in Pretoria has been sentenced to five life terms and 1,088 years imprisonment for a raft of crimes he committed.
The North Gauteng High Court ordered that the sentence imposed should not run concurrently as the crimes were committed in various townships over a five-year period.
Judge Papi Mosopa made the order after sentencing Sello Abram Mapunya for rape, house break-ins, assault and robbery with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
The 33-year-old terrorised communities of Atteridgeville, Mamelodi, Olievenhoutbosch and Silverton from 2014 until he was arrested in March 2019.
Serial rapist Sello Maponya handed 1,088 years in jail The 33-year-old terrorised communities of Atteridgeville, Mamelodi, Olievenhoutbosch and Silverton from 2014 until he was arrested in March 2019. Convicted rapist Sello Abram Mapunya (left) in the North Gauteng High Court on 27 May 2021. Picture: @NPA Prosecutes/Twitter
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JOHANNESBURG - Convicted serial rapist Sello Abram Maponya, who raped and robbed 56 women across Pretoria suburbs for five years, has been given 1,088 years behind bars.
Judge Papi Mosopa handed down the hefty sentence in the North Gauteng High Court on Thursday afternoon. He had earlier found Maponya guilty of 41 rapes, 40 counts of robbery with aggravating circumstances and 40 counts of housebreaking.