While on her way home from a party in the Sakhile informal settlement in Katlehong, last Saturday, a 37-year-old woman claimed she was sexually assaulted.
The victim told officers from the Katlehong Police Station that she was walking home when a 25-year-old man grabbed her and forced her into a nearby shack.
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“The victim claims that the man attempted to rape her but she was able to push him away, grab her clothing and escape,” said communications official for the Katlehong police, Const Sivenkosi Mtwa.
Using the description of the accused given by the woman when she opened a case at the station, police were able to arrest the man.
He was charged with sexual assault and will appear in the Palm Ridge Magistrate’s Court soon.
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