Jack Mogale | |
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Born | Madumetsa Jack Mogale September 1968 |
Other names | West-End Serial Killer |
Conviction(s) | Murder, kidnapping, rape |
Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment |
Details | |
Victims | 16 |
Span of crimes | 2008–2009 |
Country | South Africa |
Date apprehended | 2009 |
Madumetsa Jack Mogale[1] (born 1968/9), dubbed the West-End Serial Killer by police, is a South African serial killer who killed 16 people in 2008 and 2009.[2] On 17 February 2011, Mogale was convicted on 52 of 61 charges related to 16 murders, 19 rapes, and 9 kidnappings.[3]
Mogale committed his crimes near his residence in Westonaria and Lenasia, south of Johannesburg.[4] Two women who survived being attacked by him testified at trial that he had claimed to be a Zion Christian Church (ZCC) preacher and a prophet.[3]