A Western Cape serial rapist and killer has been sentenced to eight life terms of imprisonment.
Johan Jacobus Williams was sentenced in the High Court of South Africa, Western Cape Division.
According to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), Williams targeted desperate young women, promising them employment opportunities, only for them to be found raped, murdered and buried in shallow graves.
NPA spokesperson Eric Ntabazalila said Williams was convicted in February on 19 counts.
These include six counts of kidnapping, five counts of rape, two counts of attempted rape, three counts of murder, a count of housebreaking with intent to commit arson and arson, a count of assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm and failure to comply with a protection order.
