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Ex-Boyfriend Sentenced to 25-Years for Rape and Contravening a Protection Order
13 MARCH 2025
Ex-Boyfriend Sentenced to 25-Years for Rape and Contravening a Protection Order
The Nxuba (previously Cradock) Regional Court has sentenced Mbuyiseli Phakela (45), to 20 years imprisonment for the rape of his ex-girlfriend and mother of his children. The court sentenced him to an additional five years for contravening a protection order granted to the victim, which prohibited him from accosting, following, or threatening the victim with violence or assault.