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A 62-year-old serial rapist, Daniel Chauke, will spend the rest of his life behind bars after being handed an effective 60-year prison sentence for forcing himself on seven women, aged between 23 and 71, in just two years.
He was sentenced to a total of 133 years, but several of the sentences will run concurrently, leaving him with an effective 60 years. With the standard one third off for good behaviour, he will serve until he is 102 years old before being released, and he still faces trial for three murders.
The rapist was found guilty after a full trial which ran on a continuous roll from 10 to 14 June 2024.
The State managed to prove that Chauke’s first assault was when he raped a 69-year-old woman who was coming from her field on April 3, 2022. In a statement, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said Chauke approached the complainant and told her that her grandchildren had stolen his property.
He then hit the complainant once on the right cheek and she fell down. Chauke then tied the elderly woman’s hands and mouth and force-marched her into a bushy area where he raped her.
“Chauke committed six more similar offences involving women aged 60, 46, 23, 71, 36 and 45 between July 2022 and April this year,” reads part of the statement.
“He is also facing three counts of murder. He was sentenced to 18 years imprisonment on the first count.”
The NPA said on the second count, Chauke was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment and 20 years for the other five counts. “The jail term for counts one to four will run concurrently with count seven. He will serve 60 years effectively,” reads the statement.
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