1. The appeal against sentence is allowed, in part.

2. Concerning the indictment relating to the offences committed on 24 September 2012, (‘the first indictment’):

a. The sentences imposed on count I for the offence of illegal possession of firearm and count II for the offence of forcible abduction, are affirmed.

b. The sentences of 35 years’ imprisonment at hard labour imposed on counts III, V, VI, VII & VIII for the offence of rape are set side;

substituted therefor are the following sentences on each count:

(i) On counts III, VII & VIII, sentence of 35 years’ imprisonment with the stipulation that the appellants shall serve 32 years before eligibility for parole.

(ii) On counts V & VI, a sentence of 35 years’ imprisonment with the stipulation that the appellant shall serve 30 years’ before eligibility for parole.

c. The sentences of 15 years’ imprisonment imposed on counts IX, X, XI & XII for the offence of grievous sexual assault are set aside, substituted therefor are the following sentences on each count:

(i) On counts IX & X, the sentence of 15 years’ imprisonment with the stipulation that the appellant shall serve 11 years’ imprisonment before eligibility for parole.

(ii) On counts XI & XII, the sentence of 15 years’ imprisonment with the stipulation that the appellant shall serve 13 years’ imprisonment before eligibility for parole.

d. The sentence of 15 years’ imprisonment for the offence of buggery is set aside, substituted therefor is a sentence of 10 years’ imprisonment at hard labour.

3. Concerning the indictment relating to the offences committed on 1 January 2014 (‘the second indictment’):

a. The sentences on count I for the offence of illegal possession of firearm, count II for the offence of forcible abduction and counts V & VI for the offence of robbery with aggravation, are affirmed.

b. The sentence of 35 years’ imprisonment imposed on count III for the offence of rape is set aside, substituted therefor is a sentence of 35 years’ imprisonment with the stipulation the appellant shall serve 32 years before eligibility for parole.

c. The sentence of 15 years’ imprisonment imposed on count IV for the offence of grievous sexual assault is set aside, substituted therefor is a sentence of 15 years’ imprisonment with the stipulation that the appellant shall serve 13 years before eligibility for parole.

4. The sentences imposed on all counts of the indictment relating to the offences committed on 18 December 2013 (‘the third indictment’) are affirmed.

5. The sentences imposed for the offences on the first and second indictments shall run concurrently as ordered by the learned judge and are to be reckoned as having commenced on 12 March 2015, the date on which they were imposed.

6. The sentences imposed for the offences on the third indictment shall run consecutively to the sentences imposed on the first and second indictments as ordered by the learned judge.