Young woman (19) raped by man she met on social media
“Many social media users are not always innocent and use these platforms to target young women.”
KwaThema – Police are urging young women to refrain from meeting up with men they met on social media.
This is after a young woman (19), who met a man on Facebook and arranged to meet up with him on October 2, was raped over the weekend.
It is alleged that the two drove together to Heidelberg to have fun and had drinks until late.
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She was then taken to KwaThema Hostel, where she was raped by the suspect.
KwaThema police spokesperson Const Media Khoza says they are concerned about women meeting up with strangers they met on social media.
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“Many social media users are not always innocent and use these platforms to target young women.
“We are pleading to users of social media to alert someone close to them, either friends or family members, about their location and who they are meeting up with.
“This information would be useful for the police should you go missing,” she says.
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