Two life sentences were meted out in the Makhanda High Court on Monday following a rape incident that took place on 3 September 2018 in Bathurst.
The 33-year-old Zanoxolo Magengqe and the 28-year-old Bongani Budaza are both from Freestone in Bathurst and attacked a 27-year-old woman in the area while she was walking home from her uncle's house.
The court heard how she was viciously beaten at knife point and raped by both accused.
At the time a member of the community alerted police about a woman crying for help.
The police found the victim inside the shack with both suspects whom they immediately arrested and detained.
Brigadier Morgan Govender the Cluster Commander of Port Alfred commended the arresting officers and the specialist investigator for securing the conviction and lengthy sentence of the accused.
