By OBAKENG MAJE
3 August 2025- A man (35) was sentenced to double life imprisonment for rape and murder. This comes after the accused, Selby George brutally raped and murdered Thobeka Bosman (21) in Marydale.
The Northern Cape police spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Sergio Kock said the victim’s half-naked body was discovered on 7 October 2018, at approximately 8am under the bridge on Snyman Street, Marydale. Kock said Bosman had been raped and strangled.
“George was arrested shortly thereafter and remained in custody until his sentencing in the Northern Cape High Court sitting in Kimberley on 1 August 2025,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Northern Cape Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Kholiswa Otola, praised the Detective Sergeant, Lewellyn Smit of the Marydale Detectives for his meticulous investigation and commended the collaborative efforts between the South African Police Service and the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), which resulted in this landmark double life sentence for a Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) conviction — a significant development as the country marks Women’s Month.
“Let us continue to unite in the fight against the scourge of GBVF,” said Otola.
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