A 40-year-old man is expected to appear in the KaBokweni Magistrate’s Court tomorrow for allegedly raping a 14-year-old boy.
The suspect was apprehended by police today after allegedly raping the victim. When he related the ordeal to his parents, the boy indicated that he had actually spotted the man, who is known to him, lying down helplessly and helped him to get up.
“He then innocently walked with him for a short distance, however, the very same man to whom he had become a good Samaritan, turned evil against him, forced him into an old abandoned house and raped him. The parents then reported the matter to the police, hence the arrest of the suspect and his subsequent appearance in court tomorrow (sic),” said Brig Leonard Hlathi.
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Another incident involved a nine-year-old girl who was allegedly raped by her 14-year-old cousin yesterday. Police were told that the suspect had tied the victim up with a rope and covered her mouth with a cloth, and then raped her. This incident, which is under investigation, was uncovered by the victim’s mother when she returned from work and alerted police.
The provincial commissioner of the SAPS in Mpumalanga, Lt Gen Mondli Zuma, has commended police for the arrest. He has also raised his concern regarding lack of morals by some men, who continue perpetuating abominable and vicious acts of sexual assault against minors and women.
