[3] Despite his odd behaviour and frequent vanishings, Sedumedi was regarded as a hard worker and an ambitious person, with a passion for the Orlando Pirates.
The bodies of the deceased were discovered in a field near Acre Road between February and December 2014, all of them naked and with their hands tied behind their backs.
[5] In an effort to catch the perpetrator and calm down the frightened community, Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille offered a reward of 50,000 rands to anybody who could help capture the killer.
[2] While in court, he explained his modus operandi: selecting his victims, mostly young jobseekers, at random, he approached the women under the pretext of possible job opportunities.
[2] Taking into account all the charges against him, Justice John Hlope gave him seven life sentences, as well as an additional 40 years of imprisonment.