A 37 -year-old man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the rape and murder of a 4-year-old toddler at Palm Ridge, east of Johannesburg.
He received a further two years for kidnapping.
Mthundezi Gaca took little Nthabeleng Mtshali in 2016 from her home and just metres away, raped and strangled her to death.
*Viewers should note that the Mtshali family has asked the SABC to air pictures of the little girl to create awareness around the crime*
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