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105 YEARS FOR MR ‘LOVER BOY’!

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A 40-YEAR-OLD tsotsi who thought he was a “Romeo” with a bush knife will now spend the next century behind bars!

Wonder Thulani Malinga was handed a massive 105-year sentence by the Elukwatini Regional Court in Mpumalanga for his reign of terror.

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The repeat offender was convicted on nine counts, including rape, robbery, and housebreaking, after targeting young women in Nhlazatshe.

THE ‘CUPID’ WITH A BUSH KNIFE

Malinga’s “dating” style was truly terrifying. Between March and October 2019, he would break into women’s homes in the middle of the night wearing a balaclava.

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Instead of flowers, he brought a bush knife to threaten his victims. He attacked a 17-year-old girl in her parents’ house and went on to rape two more women, aged 21 and 22.

‘WE WERE DATING, JUDGE!’

When Malinga stood in the box, he tried to pull a fast one on the court. He had the nerve to claim he didn’t rape anyone because he was actually in a “romantic relationship” with the women!

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He told the court the sex was consensual and they were just having a bit of mjolo (dating). But the judge wasn’t buying his “Lover Boy” act. The court wondered what kind of boyfriend breaks in through a window with a knife and a mask!

DNA RUINED THE ‘ROMANCE’

The monster’s fake love story came crashing down thanks to science. While he tried to hide behind a balaclava, a third victim recognized him and called the cops.

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The police even found one of the victims’ phones with Malinga’s girlfriend—talk about mjolo gone wrong! To seal the deal, DNA evidence linked him directly to the crimes, proving his “consensual love” story was nothing but a pack of lies.

A LONG TIME IN THE COOLER

State Prosecutor Mxolisi Biyela didn’t play games, showing that Malinga was a repeat offender who enjoyed hurting women.

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The court decided that since Malinga loves “visiting” people so much, he can now visit the prison walls for the next 105 years. He was given 15 years for each rape, 15 for each robbery, and five for each housebreaking.

He is now on the National Register for Sex Offenders, and his days of playing “Lover Boy” with a bush knife are officially over.

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Henry van Staden is the editor and publisher of Komani News, dedicated to covering breaking municipal updates and regional news across the Eastern Cape and South Africa.