Luyanda Botha, who confessed to the rape and murder of UCT student Uyinene Mrwetyana, has been given three life sentences.
He was also given five years on a charge of defeating the ends of justice.
Botha pleaded guilty to the crimes, the Cape Town high court heard on Friday morning. He entered a into a plea and sentencing agreement with the state.
The state had consulted Mrwetyana's family, the court heard.
Uyinene's killer Luyanda Botha gets three life sentences
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Luyanda Botha, who confessed to the rape and murder of UCT student Uyinene Mrwetyana, has been given three life sentences.
He was also given five years on a charge of defeating the ends of justice.
Botha pleaded guilty to the crimes, the Cape Town high court heard on Friday morning. He entered a into a plea and sentencing agreement with the state.
The state had consulted Mrwetyana's family, the court heard.
“I understand the charges,” Botha said softly when asked by Judge Gayaat Salie-Hlophe if he understood the implications of the plea.
In an admission read by his counsel, Botha confessed that he walked out of the post office and consumed alcohol at a nearby outlet after raping and murdering Mrwetyana.
“I am liable of my intentions, as I intended to rape and murder,” he said in the admission.
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