Serial rapist Thokozani Jiyane(23) nicknamed Facebook rapist has been sentenced to eight (8) life imprisonment by the Johannesburg High court for raping 10 women in and around Gauteng recently.
Jiyane was further sentenced to 223 years after being found guilty of 17 counts of rape and 10 counts of robberies with aggravating circumstances, two counts of kidnapping and assault GBH and three counts of fraud.
Jiyane started his reign of terror in Reigerpark, Boksburg and became known as the Facebook rapist in December 2019.
“He lured his victims on Facebook after pretending to be in the filming industry and offering jobs to unsuspecting women. He promised his victims work in the industry while others he promised them to promote his clothing label,” said Captain Manaka.
Manaka says as soon as his targets gave in to his entices, Jiyane would inbox them on Facebook and WhatsApp and request their photos.
“He would later arrange a meeting with them and requested that they travel by taxi to Angelo informal settlement in Boksburg,” said Manaka.
“This is where he would ambush them to walk in a secluded bushy area and later strangle them before raping and robbing them of their belongings.”
According to Manaka once the victims meet up with him, Jiyane would rob his victims of their cellular phones and bank cards and later rape them. He also forced some of them to have oral sex with him.
Jiyane’s victims came as far as from Middleburg in Mpumalanga, Hammanskraal, KwaMhlanga, Soweto, Vosloorus and Westonaria.
