A 17-year-old boy who was arrested for allegedly raping a dog in Doornkop, Mpumalanga, briefly appeared in the Middelburg Magistrates’ Court today.
Middelburg police spokesperson Captain Kanyisile Zwane said the boy was visiting his girlfriend at the weekend when the alleged incident occurred.
Zwane added neighbours told police they discovered the boy asleep, still wearing a condom. The lifeless body of the four-month-old dog was found next to him, Middleburg Observer reported.
“Police gave the carcass of the dog to the SPCA personnel who then took it to veterinarian Dr Charmaine van der Linde for a post-mortem,” said Zwane.
The condom has since been sent to the police’s forensics department for DNA testing.
Senior Inspector Petro Oberholzer conducted tests on the blood found on the condom. Oberholzer said she would oppose bail for the suspect.
A prosecutor who asked to remain anonymous said the state would be apposing bail.
“There was a preliminary inquiry early today but they were still waiting for the social workers, before the case could go to court,” said the prosecutor.
The suspect is facing charges under the Animal Protection Act, which include bestiality and torturing of an animal.
In a separate incident, a 56-year-old man was arrested for allegedly raping his neighbour’s dog and offering him R100 as compensation in Hammanskraal, north of Pretoria, last year.
Police spokesperson Constable Herman Moremi said Piet Maluleka was released on warning after his court appearance. He was charged with bestiality.
The neighbour, Lewis Shongwe, said he noticed his dog would slip into Maluleka’s yard and would return in the morning.
“I knocked on his door and when he opened, I saw my dog in his house. After confronting him outside, he confessed that he had been sleeping with the dog to relieve himself,” Shongwe said.
– Caxton News Service
