Sizakele Nkosi-Malobane, The Gauteng MEC for Community Safety has welcomed the sentence handed down to 31-year-old serial rapist Joseph Mahloma at the South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg High Court. Mahloma was sentenced to 20 life sentences and received an additional 520 years behind bars after he was found guilty of 94 criminal charges, which include 15 counts of kidnapping, several counts of the unlawful possession of a firearm, robbery with aggravating circumstances and rape.
Mahloma terrorized Tembisa communities when he went on a raping spree of 14 women in a period of six months. The incidents took place between January and August 2014. Sentencing him Judge Leicester Adams said Mahloma did not show any remorse for what he had done. Mahloma’s life sentences will run simultaneously, together with the other sentences he received.
“I am delighted with the lengthy sentence imposed on Mahloma after terrorizing and preying on innocent women. It is important that our criminal justice should continue to punish such people. This should serve as a deterrent to criminals that the Gauteng authorities will not hesitate to act harshly against those who abuse our women and children.
I also would like to commend the diligent work conducted by our highly competent team of investigators in ensuring that they put a water-tight case against this callous criminal. Our thoughts, prayers are with the victims and survivors of this heinous crime and hope that they will finally find closure,” said MEC Nkosi-Malobane.
