Johannesburg - Two men who raped two paramedics were handed eight life sentences each by the High Court in Johannesburg on Thursday.
Richard Tshifhiwa Luruli, 29, and Michael Khorombi, 30, raped the two paramedics when they responded to an emergency call to help a toddler with burn wounds in Durban Deep, Roodepoort, in March 2010.
They were found guilty of robbery with aggravating circumstances, unlawful possession of a firearm, eight counts of rape, and two counts of compelling another to commit a sexual offence.
The eight life sentences for rape would run concurrently. They also received 35 years for robbery, compelling another to commit a sexual act, and unlawful possession of a firearm.
“The 35-year sentence will be served separately and will not run concurrently with the eight life sentences for rape,” Judge Sherise Erica Wiener said. – Sapa