South African man gets life for brutal rape, murder of teen girl
2 Nov 2013 5:48 AM IST
A South African court on Friday sentenced a 21-year-old man to two life terms in prison for his role in the gang-rape and murder of a teenage girl that shocked the country.
A court sentenced Johannes Kana for the brutal murder of 17-year-old Anene Booysen, who was found disembowelled 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 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’. Before her death Booysen had reportedly named a number of her attackers, but charges were dropped against two other suspects for lack of evidence.
A court sentenced Johannes Kana for the brutal murder of 17-year-old Anene Booysen, who was found disembowelled 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 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’. Before her death Booysen had reportedly named a number of her attackers, but charges were dropped against two other suspects for lack of evidence.
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