Joburg man rapes 10-year-old boy

The boy reported the ordeal to his mother in time for the perpetrator to be hunted and arrested.


A 10-year-old boy suffered a painful ordeal when he was raped by an 18-year-old man on Tuesday in Zone 6 Extension 1, in the south of Johannesburg, Sedibeng Ster reports.

The suspect was arrested by Evaton police after the victim told his mother in detail how he was raped. She then called the police.

Captain Aubrey Moopeloa, police spokesperson, stated that a case of rape was opened.

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“We are investigating a case of rape after the boy alerted his mother. The suspect was arrested and detained and will soon appear in the Sebokeng Magistrates’ Court,” said Moopeloa. The identity of the victim is being withheld to protect him.

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