Namibia: Serial Rapist Jailed for 60 Years

Windhoek — Windhoek High Court Judge Alfred Siboleka on Monday sentenced a man convicted of eight counts of rape near the Katutura Intermediate Hospital during 2010 to 120 years behind bars.

The judge however halved the sentence to 60 years after he found the original sentence too severe. The judge suspended 60 of the 120 years for five years on condition Rooinasie is not convicted of rape during the period of suspension.

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