A 20-year-old woman testified in the High Court in Johannesburg on Wednesday how she was beaten unconscious with a brick and woke up to find she had been sodomised and raped.
The woman, who cannot be named due to the nature of the crime, told the court she first met alleged serial rapist and killer Jack Mogale on March 13, 2008 in Venterspost, the day she was attacked.
She said Mogale was driving a cream white VW Golf and had a woman and two toddlers as passengers when he offered her a lift to shops in Westonaria. She accepted the lift after being told she didn't have to pay for the ride.
The woman said she knew the other woman as a neighbour. The two toddlers and woman were dropped off in Venterspost shortly afterward. She and Mogale then headed to Westonaria.
Mogale however never turned towards Westonaria, but instead drove to an isolated veld where he forced her out of the car and allegedly started throttling her. She fought back by hitting him with a brick.
When she asked him if he wanted to rape her, Mogale allegedly responded by asking her if people had told her that her vagina was nice.
The woman said Mogale allegedly continued throttling her with his hand and hitting her on the head with a brick until she lost consciousness.
She woke up more than 24 hours later, walked to a nearby area and found a security guard who called an ambulance.
When she arrived at Leratong Hospital it was confirmed she had been badly assaulted and raped. Further medical examinations found she had been sodomised.
Dr Alice Shakala-Mashele, who examined her, testified she had suffered serious head, face and body injuries. These included a fractured jaw that required reconstructive surgery. A few of her teeth had been knocked out.
Some of her clothes, including a pair of jeans, underwear and shoes were found at the scene of the crime.
Mogale is facing more than 60 charges, including 19 counts of rape, 16 of murder, 18 of kidnapping and indecent assault. Most of the victims were found decomposing in velds in Lenasia or Westonaria between 2008 and 2009.
In one case a mother was murdered together with her toddler.
Mogale is facing another charge related to his alleged attempt to escape from the Brixton police station's cells. -
Sapa