State prosecutor Elaine Moonsamy said Mogale was a habitual criminal whose life of crime began when he was 21 years old
THE state yesterday asked the Johannesburg high court to jail convicted rapist and murderer Jack Mogale "for the rest of his natural life".
Mogale, 44, was found guilty on Wednesday on 52 charges of rape, murder, attempted murder and kidnapping, among other charges.
State prosecutor Elaine Moonsamy said Mogale was a habitual criminal whose life of crime began when he was 21 years old.
Mogale, a father of two teenagers with different mothers, was a juvenile delinquent who failed Grade 12.
Moonsamy said: "He started a life of crime at an early age. This lifestyle continued, finally culminating in the commission of the crimes that bring him before this court."
Moonsamy recounted a number of Mogale's previous convictions, including two rapes. Mogale was sentenced to seven years for rape in 1988 as well as a 10-year sentence for rape on June 5 1995.
He had also served three months for two counts of housebreaking in February 1995.
He is currently serving a two-year sentence for fraud after illegally selling plots in Lenasia, Johannesburg.
Moonsamy also chastised Mogale for having little regard for human life after he raped two victims without condoms.
Between 2008 and March 2009. Mogale had lured 15 women and one child to deserted fields in Westonaria, Venterspost and Lenasia, all west of Johannesburg, where he struck them with blunt objects, raped and strangled them.
Mogale strangled 11 victims using panties, clothing and handbag straps. In other cases, he subdued victims by beating them with bricks, a sharp object and strangling them with his hands.
Many of the victims were found partially naked near the West End Clay Bricks factory in Zuurbekom, where Mogale lived.
- Defence counsel Buhle Madondo argued that his client "is not a candidate for life imprisonment".
Madondo asked the court to take into consideration the fact that Mogale had spent nearly two years in jail before judgment was handed down. He also asked that all sentences run concurrently.
Asked for his views on Mogale's apparent lack of remorse, Madondo said: "The accused has a right to maintain his innocence and this should not be used against him."
- Judge Frans Kgomo said: "Sentencing is a difficult thing. To look into the eyes of another human being and decide whether to send them away for a very long time is not easy."
Mogale will be sentenced this morning.
'Jail Mogale for life'
State prosecutor Elaine Moonsamy said Mogale was a habitual criminal whose life of crime began when he was 21 years old
THE state yesterday asked the Johannesburg high court to jail convicted rapist and murderer Jack Mogale "for the rest of his natural life".
Mogale, 44, was found guilty on Wednesday on 52 charges of rape, murder, attempted murder and kidnapping, among other charges.
State prosecutor Elaine Moonsamy said Mogale was a habitual criminal whose life of crime began when he was 21 years old.
Mogale, a father of two teenagers with different mothers, was a juvenile delinquent who failed Grade 12.
Moonsamy said: "He started a life of crime at an early age. This lifestyle continued, finally culminating in the commission of the crimes that bring him before this court."
Moonsamy recounted a number of Mogale's previous convictions, including two rapes. Mogale was sentenced to seven years for rape in 1988 as well as a 10-year sentence for rape on June 5 1995.
He had also served three months for two counts of housebreaking in February 1995.
He is currently serving a two-year sentence for fraud after illegally selling plots in Lenasia, Johannesburg.
Moonsamy also chastised Mogale for having little regard for human life after he raped two victims without condoms.
Between 2008 and March 2009. Mogale had lured 15 women and one child to deserted fields in Westonaria, Venterspost and Lenasia, all west of Johannesburg, where he struck them with blunt objects, raped and strangled them.
Mogale strangled 11 victims using panties, clothing and handbag straps. In other cases, he subdued victims by beating them with bricks, a sharp object and strangling them with his hands.
Many of the victims were found partially naked near the West End Clay Bricks factory in Zuurbekom, where Mogale lived.
Madondo asked the court to take into consideration the fact that Mogale had spent nearly two years in jail before judgment was handed down. He also asked that all sentences run concurrently.
Asked for his views on Mogale's apparent lack of remorse, Madondo said: "The accused has a right to maintain his innocence and this should not be used against him."
Mogale will be sentenced this morning.
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