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POLOKWANE – According to provincial police spokesperson, Col Ronel Otto the woman was walking home last Friday evening at approximately 21:00 when the suspect overpowered her.
“The victim was severely assaulted with fists, booted feet and even stones… she was allegedly also repeatedly raped by the suspect.”
The woman who was left for dead was found by a passerby and was taken to hospital added Otto.
The suspect was arrested at a local taxi rank yesterday (Monday) afternoon.
The suspect is currently on parole after serving 19 of his 50 year imprisonment sentence. He was sentenced in 1996 on charges of rape and robbery and released on parole during January 2015.
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