Butterworth – Serial killer Bulelani Mabhayi was jailed for life by the Mthatha High Court, sitting in Butterworth, on Tuesday, said Eastern Cape police.

Mabhayi, 39, had pleaded guilty to 20 charges of murder, six of rape and 10 of housebreaking dating back to 2007, said Brigadier Marinda Mills.

He was sentenced to 20 life terms for each of the murders, five life terms for five of the rapes, and 10 years for the sixth, she said.

He was also sentenced to 10 years on each charge of housebreaking. The sentences would run concurrently. – Sapa