Two North West men have been sentenced to life imprisonment for raping an ex-girlfriend of one of the men and assaulting her friend.
Tebogo Bonolo Makgisa, 25, and Serame Mosweu, 27, were convicted by the Itsoseng regional court of rape and assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm .
“Upon arrival, Mosweu locked the door and told the complainant and her friend that they will spend the night at his residence. The complainant refused to stay and Mosweu assaulted her with objects until she fell down.” “In the morning when the complainant and her friend left the house, she collapsed on the road and was taken to a medical facility by members of the community.”
During their sentencing, state prosecutor advocate Itumeleng Boikanyo urged the court to not deviate from the minimum prescribed sentence of life imprisonment.
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