Two men were found guilty of raping two paramedics by the High Court in Johannesburg on Thursday.

Judge Sherise Erica Wiener convicted Richard Tshifhiwa Luruli, 29, and Michael Khorombi, 30.

They raped the two women paramedics when they responded to an emergency call to help a toddler with burn wounds in Durban Deep, Roodepoort, in March 2010.

The pair was also found guilty of robbery, unlawful possession of a firearm, and compelling another to perform a sexual assault.

The men had tried to force a 20-year-old passerby to rape one of the women.

On Wednesday, the judge said the evidence of Luruli and Khorombi was contradictory and evasive, whereas the account given by the State’s witnesses was credible and they corroborated one another.

The judge has handed down eight life sentences each.

The eight life sentences for rape would run concurrently.

They also received 35 years for robbery, compelling another to commit a sexual act, and unlawful possession of a firearm.

“The 35-year sentence will be served separately and will not run concurrently with the eight life sentences for rape,” Judge Wiener said.

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Jul 19, 2012

Maratachelete

Tjo,I give up shame.Can all guys get girlfriends,instead of going around using your dirty spears to violate other people.I say 90 years for these pigs.
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Jul 19, 2012

Mellow

And whats the verdict? Hope its Life Sentence so they can be chowed morning noon and night as well
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Jul 19, 2012

MsKinkyakaKamaSutra

Imprisonment is not hard punishment.......... DSTV, education, 3x meals, condoms, the list is endless

They should just CASTRATE the fukcwits and save taxpayers' money.............
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Jul 19, 2012

Daddylevi1*

they should chop off their dicks, then its minus the problems hey...there are more women on earth than men, why some guys find it difficult to get girlfriends...i want a tender to start a school where i can teach guys to propose....
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Jul 19, 2012

Diva7

Someone hand me a cricket bat so i can beat the crap out of these two motherf#*ers!! DISGUSTING PIGS!!
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Jul 19, 2012

lindsay

these men had girlfriends who were witnesses in court, they just deserve to d i e they must be hanged even if the death penalty was abolished but for the sake of earth pollution that is these men are they should be hanged.
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Jul 19, 2012

SMALLEY

We live in a sick society, i am speechless!!!
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Jul 19, 2012

BabyNono87

A job well done Judge, now i hope a hefty sentence will be handed down ne, say maybe 350yrs in prison, anyhu, i hope the bastards rot in jail, ayeye your assholes will be as big as a 50c piece bafana......
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Jul 19, 2012

Kgaitsedi-ya-Genaro

Difariki straight!!!
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Jul 19, 2012

tumzangwana

hopefully they wont be out after three years for "good behaviour".
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