Summary
- South African serial rapist Nkosinathi Phakathi received 42 life sentences for attacking children as young as nine years old between 2012 and 2021.
- Phakathi committed 90 counts of rape and also forced young boys to rape their female friends.
- His crimes took place in or around Ekurhuleni, with most victims being schoolchildren.
- Phakathi showed no remorse, was deemed beyond rehabilitation, and was sentenced while attending on crutches after losing his leg in a police shooting.