The Pretoria High Court, sitting in Palm Ridge has sentenced Nkosinathi Emmanuel Phakathi to 42 life terms in jail after he was previously found guilty of 90 counts of r@p3, four counts of compelled r@p3, three counts of compelling or causing a child to witness a s3xual act, 43 counts of kidn@pping, two counts of assa_lt as well as four counts of th3ft.
Phakathi committed the cocktail of heinous offences in and around Ekurhuleni, from 2012 until 2021, when he was arrested.
On Friday, the court read out more than 42 life terms for Phakathi. In essence, the sentences will be served concurrently, which means Phakathi will serve life in prison.
Previously, IOL reported that Gauteng spokesperson for the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), Lumka Mahanjana said some of Phakathi’s victims were young children.
“The majority of his victims were school-going children, the youngest being nine-years-old, while the oldest was a 44-year-old female,” Mahanjana stated.
“Initially, Phakathi was facing 203 charges. However, the State withdrew 55 minor charges. In court, Phakathi pleaded guilty to 148 charges and his guilty plea statement was read in court. IOL
