RAPIST JAILED: Mamelodi rapist sentenced to life and 491 years direct imprisonment
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Mother of one of the victims welcoming the sentence (Video: NPA)
A sentence of life and 491 years' direct imprisonment was handed down by Judge Mashudu Munzhelele in the Pretoria High Court to Doctor Nkurube today 21 May to serial rapist Doctor Nkurube Maruma. Maruma (34), who is from Mamelodi, was charged with a series of heinous sexual offences and violent crimes. He was charged for rape, house breaking and theft, among other charges. The court ordered that the sentences run concurrently with the life imprisonment term, and Maruma was declared unfit to possess a firearm.
Maruma charges included 19 counts of rape,15 counts of housebreaking with intent to commit robbery and robbery with aggravating circumstances and three counts of robbery with aggravating circums...