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Man fakes injury to rape teen

The suspect apparently collapsed on the ground as a result of a leg injury

A YOUNG girl’s sympathy for an ‘injured man’ in Mkuze on Thursday ended in an evening of horror.

The 18-year-old was walking to her friend’s place of work at around 5pm when she came across the suspect who had apparently collapsed on the ground as a result of a leg injury.

Answering his call for help, she approached him when the perfectly healthy male suddenly drew a knife and forced her to accompany him to his homestead, where he sexually assaulted her.

A rape case was opened at the Mkuze SAPS on Friday and the 22-year-old suspect was arrested.

He was expected to appear in the Mkuze Magistrates’ Court on Monday.

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