Phillips jailed for raping girlfriend

CONVICTED rapist Taariq Phillips, 28, has been sentenced to 10 years in jail for the rape of his girlfriend of five years, Sharisha Chauhan, 21, before she died.

On New Year’s Day in 2014, she died after

taking MDMA and LSD with Phillips and friends. A post-mortem examination found she had sustained vaginal and anal tears of about 7cm.Yesterday, Cape High Court Judge Lee Bozalek said Phillips didn’t show genuine remorse. Phillips was convicted on September 12. He will start serving his sentence in Pollsmoor Prison following a four-year trial.