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The High Court of South Africa: Western Cape Division has sentenced kidnapper, serial rapist and murderer Moyhdian Pangkaeker to nine life sentences, 28 years, and six months’ imprisonment, following the state’s request, as there were no compelling a

A police detective says he will sleep better after the man dubbed a “monster” was sentenced to nine life imprisonment terms.

Moyhdian Pangkaeker showed no remorse and maintained his innocence throughout the trial, which started in May 2021.

The former parolee convicted of raping and murdering eight-year-old Tazne van Wyk in a gruesome crime leading to public outrage in Cape Town was on Tuesday sentenced to nine life terms behind bars.

The Western Cape High Court has described Moehydien Pangaker, a 57-year-old convicted serial rapist, kidnapper and child murderer as a deceitful, manipulative and cruel individual who cannot be reintegrated into society.

The man convicted of the kidnap, rape and murder of eight-year-old Tazne van Wyk will learn the extent of his fate in February.

The State wants nine life sentences for convicted child predator Moyhdian Pangkaeker, who killed Tazne van Wyk in 2020. The Defence argued sentencing a 58-year-old to life would be 'a death sentence of sorts.'

Convicted child rapist and murderer Moyhdian Pangkaeker – who violated the corpse of an eight-year-old victim by sawing off her hand – deserves to be sentenced to at least nine life sentences

Defence counsel for Moyhdian Pangkaeker tells the Western Cape high court one or more life sentences would be like a death sentence, asks for 30 years

The State has asked for the harshest sentence to be meted out to the man who raped and killed eight-year-old Tazné van Wyk.