Internet users demand harsher punishment for convicted serial rapist

• Convicted rapist Given Mnisi has been sentenced to five life sentences by the Mpumalanga division of the High Court in Mbombela
• Mnisi was found guilty of raping young women between the ages of 13 and 20 in the Nkomazi area between 2020 and 2015
• Many social media users felt that Mnisi’s sentence was inadequate and that tougher measures should be taken against serial rapists

Zingisa Chirwa is an experienced one Short messages Journalist from Johannesburg, South Africa who has been covering politics and current events on the radio for over 15 years.

Convicted serial rapist Given Mnisi was sentenced to five life sentences; However, netizens believe that the punishment was not enough.

The Mpumalanga Division of the High Court in Mbombela found Mnisi guilty of raping teenagers and young women aged between 13 and 20 in the Nkomazi area of ​​Mpumalanga. He was sentenced on May 13, 2024.

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Serial rapist caught in Germiston

The SAPS said Mnisi committed his crimes in Mpumalanga between 2010 and 2015. He was eventually arrested after raping a 15-year-old in Germiston in June 2022.

During his appearance at the Germiston Magistrate’s Court in January 2023, the Mpumalanga Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offenses Unit arrested Mnisi and charged him.

Colonel Donald Mdhluli narrated Short messages that the 42-year-old pleaded guilty to all charges; However, his lawyers successfully negotiated the withdrawal of the other charges, with the exception of the rape. Mdhluli explained that the five life sentences would run concurrently.

South Africans demand harsher punishments

Many social media users felt that Mnisi’s punishment was not enough.

@molefe23op said:

“Castration is the key and the only solution.”

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@JosMolefe added:

“People like that just completely disappear in society…even in pictures.”

@PatrickTPhatudi pointed out:

“Mara, this guy, after saving for 25 years, he will be free.”

@EducNurture celebrated:

“Pedophile locked up. Day made.”

@Proudly012 explained:

“A rapist doesn’t stop until he’s dead.”

Mpumalanga SAPS rescues kidnapped victims near Hazyview

Short messages reported that Mpumalanga Police were searching for the criminals who made off with two people and their cars in Hazyview.

According to the SAPS, the gunmen bundled the victims into the boots of two VW Polos and drove off with them.

The police managed to track down and find both the victims and the abandoned vehicles on the same evening of the kidnapping.

Source: Briefly News