A Port Elizabeth serial rapist has been sentenced to five life terms after being convicted on 12 counts of rape in the city's High Court.
Thirty-one-year-old Vusumzi Snyman, was also sentenced to an additional 53 years for robbery and for pointing a firearm.
He was convicted on Monday of the crimes which occurred from 2011 to October 2014.
Judge Jannie Eksteen said during sentencing that Snyman showed no remorse for his actions and did not offer any apology to his victims.
He added that even though Snyman pleaded guilty to the charges it could not be considered a mitigating factor.
Eksteen says Snyman knew that the evidence against him was too overwhelming. He added that Snyman prowled the streets of Kwazakhele at night, in order to prey on defenceless women, where he invaded the sanctity of their homes when they were at their most vulnerable and fast asleep.
Police Spokesperson Captain Andre Beetge welcomed the sentence.
