Brothel boss commits tjan after 335 years in prison, partners get 20 years in prison

Convicted pimp from Milnerton found guilty of human trafficking frenzy A Springbok and Eastern Cape man was sentenced to 335 years in prison to work as a sex slave in Cape Town. mang.

There were dramatic scenes in the Western Cape High Court on Friday as Edward Ayuk started. tjanking after being sentenced to five life sentences for his horrific crimes.

Edward and his cousin Yannick Ayuk have been detained for more than seven years after being arrested by the Hawks in September 2017 for running a brothel in Brooklyn.

The two were tried alongside Ayuk’s estranged wife, Leandre Williams, in November 2021 in what has been called the largest human trafficking case before a local court.

More than 40 charges were brought against the trio, including rape, kidnapping, drug dealing and assault.

During the grueling trial, several victims were transported from their hometowns to testify about drug use, beatings and working on the streets.

Williams, who was released on bail, took the stand in his own defense, denying he trafficked Springbok women.

After the state closed the case, defense attorney Attorney Bash Sibda successfully argued for an acquittal on 27 of the charges against Yannick.

After being found guilty, Williams assaulted the father of her children and confessed to the crime. was mocked He sold women by claiming that he was also a victim but was too strong to speak out.

In her lengthy ruling, Alma de Wet explained that although she found no compelling reason to go beyond the minimum sentence for Edward, it was clear that Yannick had not been violent towards Edward while he was running the brothel in Edward’s absence. victims.

De Wet said: “One of the first things accused 1 (Edward) did was get them to smoke crack (forty cocaine).

“This was part of their tactics to manipulate, coerce and intimidate them into doing their bidding.

“The complainants were vulnerable victims of abuse at its worst.

“They were treated like objects and stripped of their dignity as human beings. “Due to their greed for money and power, the defendants were treating them as commodities.”

De Wet sentenced Edward to five life terms in prison for each count of human trafficking, 15 years for living off the proceeds of prostitution, 10 years for each count of kidnapping, 10 years for assault and 10 years for falsifying identity documents.

Thereupon the emotional Edward burst into tears and cried out: “Oh God! What did I do?

He was led out of court and could be heard screaming as officers tried to console him and persuade him to return to the courtroom.

Williams was sentenced to 20 years in prison for three counts of human trafficking, while Yannick was sentenced to 20 years in prison for human trafficking using the services of a prostitute, kidnapping and other charges.

As Williams blew kisses to his family in the public gallery, he shouted: “Did you bring Twak? Don’t worry, God still lives.”

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