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By Thobile Mlangeni

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Brother arrested for allegedly raping his 7-year-old sister

The little girl told her mother she was raped by her brother while sleeping in her room.


A 25-year-old man was arrested at Vukasambe section in Mpumalanga over the weekend in connection with the rape of his seven-year-old sister, Mpumalanga News reports.

According to the spokesperson of the Pienaar Cluster, Captain Jabu Ndubane, “the victim’s mother reported the incident to the police about 3pm after noticing that there was something wrong with the minor”.

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A case of rape was opened, and the brother was arrested on the same day.

He briefly appeared in KwaNyamazane Magistrates’ Court on Monday.

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– Caxton News Service

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