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Iyapha Yamile’s family gets closure as killer, rapist gets 3 life sentences
Odwa Nkololo raped and killed the little girl in in Khayelitsha last May.
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Iyapha Yamile’s killer gets life
Odwa Nkololo has been hit with three life sentences for the rape and murder of four-year-old Iyapha Yamile and for sexually assaulting his girlfriend’s seven-year-old daughter.
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CT child rapist, murderer back in court for sentencing
Odwa Nkololo has also been found guilty of raping his girlfriend's young daughter last April in Khayelitsha.
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State calls for harshest sentence for Iyapha Yamile’s killer
Odwa Nkololo has been found guilty on two charges of rape.
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41% of rape cases reported in past 3 years involve children
The Democratic Alliance has released the statistics after receiving a parliamentary reply from the Police Minister.
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Families call for child murder cases to be expedited in WC
The Western Cape has been rocked by numerous child killings over the past several years.
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Man arrested for rape & murder of Iyapha Yamile appears in court
In June, charges against two men initially arrested for the little girl’s rape and murder were dropped in the Khayelitsha magistrates court.
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Cops make arrest in Iyapha Yamile murder case
The little girl's body was found in a local Informal settlement about two months ago.
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Iyapha Yamile murder case: ‘Police have failed the community’
Two men, who were accused of killing Iyapha Yamile, had rape and murder charges against them withdrawn in the Khayelistha Magistrates Court on Friday.
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NPA assures family probe into Iyapha Yamile’s death still underway
On Friday, charges against two men were dropped in the Khayelitsha Magistrates Court.
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Forum: Yamile's family should have been told in advance about dropped charges
The National Prosecuting Authority's Eric Ntabazalila says DNA evidence could not link the pair to the attack.
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Residents angered after charges withdrawn against Iyapha Yamile murder accused
Thabo Titus and Thabiso Mshanguta appeared in the Khayelitsha Magistrates Court on Friday morning.
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NPA: Courts sending strong message to perpetrators of child, women abuse
Amid Child Protection Week, the NPA adds it's seeking a hefty prison sentence for Howard Oliver
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[WATCH] Iyapha Yamile's father demands justice
Danile Ngongoshe attends every court case at the Khayelitsha magistrates court, seeking justice for his 4-year-old daughter
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Case against Iyapha Yamile murder accused postponed
Thabo Titus and Thabiso Mtshanguta were arrested shortly after the girl's body was found in a plastic bag in Khayelitsha.
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'More needs to be done to address gender-based violence in SA'
This comes in the wake of the murders of several women and children in the country in recent weeks.
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19 children murdered in WC since January - NPA
Three-year-old Courtney Pieters is one of 19 children who've been killed in the Western Cape since January.
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Sinoxolo Mafevuka murder trial expected to get underway
The cousins, Athabile and Xoliswa Mafilika, have been in police custody since their arrest last year.
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Iyapha Yamile murder accused to apply for bail
The body of little Iyapha Yamile was found stuffed in a plastic bag in the Town Two informal settlement on 1 May.
