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Mabopane man jailed for life for raping 17-year-old girl with intellectual disability

IOL · 16 October 2026 at 10:38

Mabopane man jailed for life for raping 17-year-old girl with intellectual disability

A 54-year-old Mabopane man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for raping a 17-year-old girl with an intellectual disability in Mamelodi in February 2024.

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