she claimed. After some thought, the NPA dismissed the murder and two attempted murder charges against the woman, who was nicknamed “Mama Lion” for “protecting her cub.”
In 2018, her daughter Siphokaze gave up her right to remain anonymous in order to commend her courageous mother after the two surviving rapists were given 30-year sentences apiece at the Cacadu Magistrates Court.
74 rapes were reported in Cacuda between 2017 and 2018, with many more victims too scared to come forward. The community finds this “shocking” given that there are just 5,000 people living there.
A 39-year-old guy was found raping a 17-year-old crippled youngster while he was gathering firewood in Muhovhoya Village, Limpopo Province, in 2019. The man was then set on fire and burned to death.
A 23-year-old woman named Veronique Makewana was charged with attempted murder in 2019 after she cut off the penis of a guy who had been arrested for raping and killing her 5-year-old daughter in Port Elizabeth.
Following a significant public uproar, the charge was dropped to assault, and she was eventually released by the magistrates.
