The bail application by an alleged Durban serial rapist has been postponed to February 14 pending an identity parade on Friday.
However, during his first appearance the prosecution told the court his DNA has been linked to 17 other sexual assault cases, including the rape of a 14-year-old in 2008.
KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson Capt Nqobile Gwala said the accused had evaded arrest since the first reported case 14 years ago. “The first reported case dates back to 2008. Cases with a similar modus operandi kept on piling up until it became apparent that a serial rapist was in operation. A concerted effort was made to arrest the perpetrator, but he proved to be slippery when sought by police.”
He was eventually arrested on January 30 in Malukazi, near Isipingo, after the victim he had raped as a minor identified him by an identikit.
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