Man gets two life terms for trafficking, raping girl, 12, brought from Zimbabwe
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Story audio is generated using AI A man who abducted a 12-year-old girl from Zimbabwe, smuggled her across the border into SA and repeatedly raped and sexually exploited her while presenting her as his wife has been handed two life sentences.
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What happened
Story audio is generated using AI A man who abducted a 12-year-old girl from Zimbabwe, smuggled her across the border into SA and repeatedly raped and sexually exploited her while presenting her as his wife has been handed two life sentences.
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