UPDATE: Dros rape suspect back in court
He faces four criminal charges. Follow Rekord’s reports for running updates on the court appearance.
A 20-year-old man accused of raping a seven-year-old girl at a Dros restaurant in Silverton, east of Pretoria, is set to be back in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday.
He faces four charges, including rape and assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
This will be the man’s second appearance in the court and he might be asked to plead to the charge. It was not immediately clear whether he will apply for bail.
His first appearance was last Tuesday when the matter was postponed.
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The Criminal Procedure Act requires him to plead to the charge before he could be named in public.
However, public anger about the rape on 22 September saw him being named on social media. He was also named in a Sunday newspaper, with his picture on the front page.
Eyewitnesses said the culprit had been eyeing the girl in the restaurant’s playing area. He apparently snatched her as she was paying the bathrooms a visit.
After being virtually caught in the act, the man was assaulted by angry customers and had to be taken to the hospital.
Follow Rekord’s reports for running updates on the court appearance.
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