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| South African Anene Booysen gang-rapist jailed for life | South African Anene Booysen gang-rapist jailed for life |
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| A South African man found guilty of the rape and brutal murder of a 17-year-old girl has been sentenced to two life terms in prison by a court near Cape Town. | A South African man found guilty of the rape and brutal murder of a 17-year-old girl has been sentenced to two life terms in prison by a court near Cape Town. |
| State prosecutors had requested this sentence - without parole - for 21-year-old Johannes Kana. | State prosecutors had requested this sentence - without parole - for 21-year-old Johannes Kana. |
| Anene Booysen died in February, hours after she was mutilated in a case that caused national outrage. | |
| South Africa has one of the highest rates of sexual violence in the world. | South Africa has one of the highest rates of sexual violence in the world. |
| 'Shocking and inhumane' | 'Shocking and inhumane' |
| The BBC's Nomsa Maseko at the court in Swellendam, 220km (136 miles) from Cape Town, says Kana's uncle clapped his hands and laughed as the judge announced the sentence. | The BBC's Nomsa Maseko at the court in Swellendam, 220km (136 miles) from Cape Town, says Kana's uncle clapped his hands and laughed as the judge announced the sentence. |
| "This is a joke," he said, adding that the system was unjust. | "This is a joke," he said, adding that the system was unjust. |
| But many of those attending the trial feel justice has been served, our correspondent says. | But many of those attending the trial feel justice has been served, our correspondent says. |
| Ms Booysen was left for dead at a construction site near her house in Bredasdorp and later died in a Cape Town hospital after she had been raped and disembowelled. | Ms Booysen was left for dead at a construction site near her house in Bredasdorp and later died in a Cape Town hospital after she had been raped and disembowelled. |
| At the time President Jacob Zuma described the attack as "shocking, cruel and most inhumane". | At the time President Jacob Zuma described the attack as "shocking, cruel and most inhumane". |
| He called for courts to impose the "harshest sentences" for sexual crimes. | He called for courts to impose the "harshest sentences" for sexual crimes. |
| During the trial, doctors who treated Ms Booysen described her horrific injuries - one said they were the worst injuries she had ever seen. | During the trial, doctors who treated Ms Booysen described her horrific injuries - one said they were the worst injuries she had ever seen. |
| Just before she died, she reportedly said that five or six men had been involved in the attack. | Just before she died, she reportedly said that five or six men had been involved in the attack. |
| Three suspects were initially arrested but only Kana stood trial. | Three suspects were initially arrested but only Kana stood trial. |
| He confessed to raping Ms Booysen but denied killing her. | He confessed to raping Ms Booysen but denied killing her. |
| Meanwhile, charges against four of five men accused of kidnapping, raping and killing two young girls in Diepsloot, a shanty town north of Johannesburg, were withdrawn at the Pretoria Magistrate's Court on Friday. | Meanwhile, charges against four of five men accused of kidnapping, raping and killing two young girls in Diepsloot, a shanty town north of Johannesburg, were withdrawn at the Pretoria Magistrate's Court on Friday. |
| The state prosecutor said evidence showed the men were not in Diepsloot at the time of the crime earlier this month. | The state prosecutor said evidence showed the men were not in Diepsloot at the time of the crime earlier this month. |
| A fifth man remains in custody and the case was postponed until 27 November to allow for further investigation. | A fifth man remains in custody and the case was postponed until 27 November to allow for further investigation. |
| Last year, South African police figures show that 64,000 incidents of rape were reported last year. | Last year, South African police figures show that 64,000 incidents of rape were reported last year. |
| Police say that a child is raped every three minutes in the country. | Police say that a child is raped every three minutes in the country. |