ANGRY community members in the Maqhwakazi Reserve outside eShowe, located and apprehended a 26-year-old suspect who allegedly raped a 27-yearold woman at her homestead on Sunday night.
It is alleged that the victim was asleep when the suspect gained entry through a window and raped her. The traumatised woman said she managed to switch on a light and she recognised her attacker as a family friend.
When she confronted him, he grabbed his clothes and ran away. The community immediately launched a manhunt.
They received information of his whereabouts and he was apprehended and handed over to the police.
King Cetshwayo Police Cluster spokesperson, Captain Mbongeni Mdlalose, confirmed the incident and said the suspect appeared in the eShowe Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday. He was remanded in custody until next Wednesday’s bail application.
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