A man was caught by EPR security reaction officers after he allegedly raped a woman near the railway line at the Randfontein Central Business District (CBD) on 20 September.
At the time of the incident, the woman was walking past the railway line at approximately 11:17pm.
According to EPR Operations Manager Mac van Zyl, the woman’s call for help led to reaction officer Abe Wobbe investigating the scene and found the suspect red handed.
“Upon his arrival at the scene, Wobbe saw the suspect physically assaulting the woman.
“He quickly interfered and removed the suspect from her,” says van Zyl.
He adds that the woman informed Wobbe that the suspect had raped her prior to beating her up.
He was then arrested and later handed over the police..
Upon investigation, it was found that the suspect had the woman’s phone in his possession.
The man was handed over to police, who arrived at the scene shortly after being called.
