Judge berates 'filthiest' man for raping gogo (91)

THE High Court in Thohoyandou, sitting at the Waterval Magistrate's Court, has sentenced 34-year-old Musa Walter Chabalala of Tshisaulu village to multiple terms of direct imprisonment, including life imprisonment for rape.

- JONISAYI MAROMO

Chabalala was also handed 15 years for robbery with aggravating circumstances, and five years for housebreaking with intent to commit an offence.

“The sentencing follows the court’s finding that Chabalala was guilty of a heinous attack on a 91-year-old woman in her home on 21 August 2020 in Tshisaulu village,” according to Mashudu Malabi-Dzhangi, Limpopo regional spokesperson for the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA).

The court heard how Chabalala forcefully gained entry into the nonagenarian’s home by opening a window and breaking the door to her bedroom.

Armed with a knife, Chabalala threatened the elderly woman, instructed her to hide under a blanket, and demanded money.