Three life terms plus 305 years of imprisonment for rapist

THE Durban High Court sentenced Sello November (29) to three terms of life imprisonment as well as an additional 305 years imprisonment for 13 cases which involved rape, robbery and murder.

Sello terrorised the communities of KwaMashu and Avoca Hills from 2011 until 2013 before he moved to Gauteng to continue with his deeds.

KZN police spokesman, Brigadier Jay Naicker, said he targeted females and school children walking in the early hours of the morning.

He would pretend to be jogging and grabbed his victims from behind. He would then choke and rape them before robbing them of their valuables. Most of them were raped while unconscious.

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In July 2012, two girls both aged 12 at the time were attacked, raped and robbed by the accused in two separate incidents while in KwaMashu.

In April 2013, one of his victims (31) was strangled to death and her body was found by a passer-by in KwaMashu.

“He was sentenced to life imprisonment for rape as well as 15 years imprisonment for robbery in both cases where the victims were minors. In the case where his victim was murdered, he received life imprisonment for the murder; 10 years imprisonment for rape and 15 years imprisonment for robbery. In 10 additional cases he was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment each for rape and 15 years imprisonment each for robbery.

“The accused was arrested last year in Durban Central after he diverted from rape to card skimming. He was positively linked through DNA and as well as on identification parades. He is due to return to Gauteng where he was wanted on three cases of rape, robbery and murder,” he said.

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