Culprits of South Africa's longest rape and murder trial finally sentenced after 17 years

South Africa's longest rape and murder trial ended with Virgil Sass, Oswill Grootboom, and Imraan Hendricks receiving 25-year sentences, while Lee Cloete and Ronwen Rhodes got life imprisonment for the 2009 murder of 17-year-old Cytheria Rex. The victim's mother, Jacqueline Rex, expressed relief mixed with sorrow. The trial faced over 115 postponements due to delays caused by the accused, magistrate absences, and the Covid-19 pandemic.