Taxi rapist gets 20 years
TWO more people have been implicated in the case of the father and son accused of raping 10 women, which is currently being heard in the Johannesburg High Court.
IN THE DOCK: Father and son Booi and Rodgers Makhubela are accused of raping 10 women between 2008 and 2009 while pretending to be taxi operators in Gauteng. PHOTO: Veli Nhlapo Already one of them, Isaac Nxumalo, has confessed to raping one of the 10 women who are claiming to have been raped by the men.
Nxumalo is also charged with kidnapping and two counts of robbery, which he has denied.
Magistrate Gidion Schnetler yesterday found Nxumalo guilty on a charge of rape and one of robbery and sentenced him to 20 years, 10 for each of the crimes. The sentences will not run concurrently.
Nxumalo, 46, was identified in the Alexandra Regional Court as the friend of Booi Makhubela, 50, and his son, Rodgers, 26, who allegedly gang-raped the 10 women.
The father and son are facing a total of 40 charges.
Also charged is Makhubela's nephew, Collins Chauke, of Alexandra.
In his confession, which was read in court, Nxumalo said he raped the victim on July 22 2009 in a taxi.
"I knew it was wrong to have sex with her without her consent and I am sorry."
Prosecutor Jacky Letsoalo said Nxumalo's confession had led to his case being finalised quickly and the state was forced to separate his trial from that of Chauke.
Chauke's case was postponed to November 13.
The investigating officer in the matter, Captain Nathaniel Zwane, said he did not know why the National Prosecuting Authority had decided to separate the Chauke-Nxumalo cases from Makhubela's, currently taking place in the high court.
In addition to the 17 rape charges, the Makhubelas are facing 40 charges of robbery, kidnapping and assault.
Their modus operandi was to pretend to be taxi drivers and to target women looking for transport.
It is alleged that after the women boarded their "taxi" they would rob them of their valuables and rape them.
They have pleaded not guilty to the charges and said the rapes were consensual, while in other cases the complainants were prostitutes.
A total of 10 doctors who were called by the state have testified that all 10 women had injuries consistent with rape.
The Makhubelas' case was yesterday postponed to Monday, when the state is expected to call its last witnesses.
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warry
There is some kind of madness in that family. The Bible noted that I think in one or more chapters. Le ya bhora maan. It's a curse on the family, maybe doing it for taxi business as a ritual.Report Abuse
Pointman
Grubby and confounding behaviour - life would have been a better sentence.Report Abuse
Mellow
Sad that 10 women had to go through such a horrible ordeal and this bustards are slapped with 20yrs sentence. Rapists in SA are having it easy breaks my heart and they shall continue raping us *SIGH*Report Abuse
Bra_A
Like Father like son indeed. Look at the resemblence.............Report Abuse
maneater
i just cannot get my mind around this " a father and his son naked and raping the same person at the same time" this is just too sick to ponder!!Report Abuse
MGEEZ
Magistrate Gidion Schnetler yesterday found Nxumalo guilty on a charge of rape and one of robbery and sentenced him to 20 years, 10 for each of the crimes. The sentences will not run concurrently.=========================================================================
What is this nonsense of sentences running concurrently?????? This magistrate should recuse himself if he is going to give a rapist 10 yrs in jail!!!! This is worthy of a capital punishment and anything less should be viewed as criminal, period!!!!
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Mamelodian
A family of lunatics.Report Abuse
Mamelodian
MGeez it says they sentences will NOT run concurrently. Which means he is expected to serve 20 years. Excluding Parole of course.Report Abuse
malemaforpresident
The Nguni tribe is devil possessedReport Abuse
ntshware-ke-yawa
these two look very much relaxed.Report Abuse
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