Uyinene Mrwetyana's killer to stand trial in attempted rape case

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Convicted killer Luyanda Botha has failed to have a decade-old attempted rape case against him struck from the court roll. 

Botha appeared in the Wynberg magistrate's court on Tuesday where he is on trial for the alleged attempted rape of a 21-year-old nursing student in 2014.

The former postal office worker is serving a life sentence for the rape and murder of 19-year-old University of Cape Town student Uyinene Mrwetyana in 2019. 
16 Jul 7AM English South Africa News · Daily News

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