Serial rape accused fails to appear after prison assault

The trial of alleged serial rapist Thembinkosi Ngcolomba hit a snag on Thursday when the Port Elizabeth High Court heard that he had been assaulted in St Albans Correctional facility.

According to a court orderly, who cannot be named  as they are not permitted to speak to the media, Ngcolomba, 33, was not brought to the court as he had to be taken for a medical evaluation...

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