Sifiso Makhubo: South African 'serial rapist' found dead

 A man accused of being one of South Africa's worst serial rapists, Sifiso Makhubo, has been found dead in his prison cell, officials say.

Sifiso Makhubo, who faced 122 charges, including murder, was found hours before his trial was due to start.
He is also charged with attempted murder over allegations he knowingly infected his victims with HIV - the first such prosecution.

South Africa has one of the highest rates of sexual violence in the world.
Some 64,000 cases were reported to the police last year.
It is also the country with the largest HIV-positive population - some 5.5 million people, or 17% of those aged 15-49.
The authorities say Mr Makhubo was alone in the cell and is believed to have hanged himself with a blanket but they are investigating the circumstances of his death.
He was accused of raping 35 children and two women between January 2006 and February 2011.
His youngest alleged victim was only 10 years old.
So far 33 DNA samples from evidence collected from the victims had been a match with the alleged rapist, reports say.

Culled from BBC News