An alleged rapist who seemingly got infatuated with his victim eased his arrest when he sent his picture from her phone and called her to set up a meeting.
The 32-year-old accused from Olievenhoutbosch was denied bail by the Alexandra Magistrates’ Court for the rape which occurred at night on 16 April in a bush along the R55 route.
He caught up with the victim walking in the same direction, introduced himself as ‘Sipho’ and told her that he was from Limpopo. In the process, she told him that she wasn’t sure where to get transport to Tembisa and he offered to assist her.
Shortly after, he allegedly threatened and raped her. He is also accused of taking her phone worth R5 000 before forcing her to walk back to the road with him.
They parted ways at a robot-controlled intersection next to a garage and a motorist assisted her to report the incident to the Diepsloot Police Station.
A week later, her sister received a call from a stranger requesting to meet the victim urgently at Diepsloot Mall. The victim agreed to the request and went with a colleague.
In the process, the sister received a picture of the stranger from the victim’s cell phone.
On her arrival, the victim was shocked when the accused who she identified, greeted and asked her how she was. Infuriated, she demanded her cell phone resulting in a commotion with the accused. He tried in vain to quieten her and to settle the matter outside.
The accused then fled and his picture was handed over to investigating officers who, with the victim’s assistance, identified him in the street and he was arrested.
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