The Western Cape High Court has handed down multiple life sentences to two men convicted of raping two women before fatally shooting one and attempting to kill the other in Marikana, Philippi East.
Two men who raped two women at gunpoint before attempting to silence them by shooting them in an open field in Marikana, Philippi East, have been sentenced to multiple life terms by the Western Cape High Court.
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said the court sentenced Bakhokele Sigodi, 36, to four life sentences and 20 years’ direct imprisonment, while Anele Yelani, 26, received three life sentences and 35 years’ direct imprisonment.
The pair were convicted on June 9, 2026, on charges including rape, attempted murder, two counts of murder, illegal possession of a firearm and illegal possession of ammunition.
The NPA described the men as “ruthless killers who confronted two women while they were relieving themselves, ordered them to undress, raped them, and then discussed, in the victims’ presence, eliminating the evidence before shooting them at close range.”
