A 21-year-old man from Free Sate has been arrested and is expected to appear in the Winburg Magistrate’s Court soon for allegedly raping his 14-year-old sister.
According to Captain Stephen Thakeng, the South African Police Service (SAPS) spokesperson the alleged rape happened on Monday 10 January 2022.
“The girl was home alone in Winburg on January 10, 2022, at about 4pm, when her brother came home and found her in the bedroom. The suspect entered the bedroom and tied both her hands at the back with his shoe laces and raped her,” said Thakeng.
On 23 August 2022, the victim told her mother that she was 28 weeks pregnant, and her own brother was responsible.
Thakeng said after the incident was reported to the police, the suspect who raped his biological sister will soon appear in the Winburg Magistrates Court to face a charge or rape.
In a separate incident, a 26-year-old man is expected to appear in the Hendrina Magistrate’s Court to faces charges of raping his six-year-old neighbour. The incident happened on 23 August 2022 at Extension 6 Kwazamokuhle in Hendrina.
According to Brigadier Selvy Mohlala, the two siblings aged 6 (girl) and 2 (boy) returned home from school and their mother was not home. The siblings found their father, who had to leave at 2pm for nightshift duties.
“As usual the father requested the neighbours to look after the kids as the mother was not yet back when he left. When she returned home, she fetched them and went to sleep,” said Mohlala.
“At about 00:00, on 24 August 2022, the six-year-old victim woke up and told the mother their neighbour had raped her when they were not home. A case of rape was reported at Hendrina Police Station.”
The suspect was arrested on Wednesday at about 7pm and charged with rape. He is expected to appear before the Hendrina Magistrate’s Court on Friday, 26 August 2022.
Source: Times Live, The Citizen, The South African, Sowetan Live, image from Times Live: 123RF/Andriy Popov