A South African man has been sentenced to two life terms in prison for his role in the gang-rape and murder of a teenage girl that shocked the country.
The court sentenced 21-year-old Johannes Kana for the brutal murder of 17-year-old Anene Booysen, who was found disemboweled at a construction site east of Cape Town in February.
She was attacked after visiting a pub and found by a security guard and later died in a hospital.
Kana pleaded guilty to punching, kicking and raping Booysen, but denied killing her.
He also denied causing “extensive genital injuries” which, according to prosecutors, caused “her intestines to protrude from her genital area and, ultimately, caused her death”.
The National Prosecuting Authority welcomed Friday’s sentencing, describing it as a victory for victims of sexual violence across…
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