Jeppe police have arrested a 43-year-old man for allegedly raping a six-year-old boy in Troyeville.
The spokesperson for the Jeppe Police Station, Captain Richard Munyayi said the man was arrested on 20 February after the boy’s mother reported the incident to the police.
“A 38-year-old woman alleged that she left South Africa for Mozambique in December and left her son with another lady who is their neighbour,” said Munyayi.
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“She came back to South Africa in February and fetched her son who never said anything had happened to him while she was away until last week Tuesday when someone informed her that her son was sexually abused while she was away.”
According to Munyayi, the mother then asked her son who admitted that he was raped by a known man who put his hands on his mouth to prevent him from screaming while he was raping him.
The complainant then asked the son to undress and found out he has injuries in his anus, he said.
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The complainant came to Jeppe Police Station and reported the matter.
A case of rape was opened and the suspect was arrested, said Munyayi, adding that the case is under investigation.
Details: Jeppe Police Station 011 624 6042.
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