Taxi driver who beat, gagged, raped and killed girl, 17, found guilty

Durban — The Durban High Court has convicted the taxi driver who had been on trial for the murder and rape of a 17-year-old who was beaten, stabbed and gagged.On Wednesday, Judge Bruce Bedderson found Samkelo Victus Dube guilty of killing and raping Sibahle Faith Biyela and brutally assaulting his neighbour Thandiwe Shange.“One accepts that there’s no onus on the accused to prove his innocence, if one looks at the facts of the matter his version is false beyond a reasonable doubt. The objective facts demonstrate that the only inference one can draw from these facts is that he raped…