Two suspects who allegedly took turns in raping a woman in her house in Phuthaditjhaba have been arrested.
Warrant Officer Mmako Mophiring, police spokesperson, says the incident happened in the presence of the victim’s two daughters, aged eight and thirteen.
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One of the accused appeared shortly before the Phuthaditjhaba Magistrate Court on Friday 11 March 2022 facing charges of four counts of rape and pointing of a firearm.
It is alleged that on Wednesday 9 March 2022 at about 04:00, the 30-year-old woman of Chris Hani Park was sleeping with her two daughters when she heard a noise in the kitchen at the door. She went and looked through the bedroom window. She saw two suspects (male persons) wearing blankets, one with a firearm in his hand and the other with a stick. She tried to escape through a window, but the suspect pushed her back and gained entry through that same window.
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The two suspects allegedly raped the woman several times pointing a firearm at her and afterwards left the scene.
One suspect was traced and arrested on Thursday and appeared in court on Friday. Another suspect was traced and found in possession of an unlicensed firearm hidden in the backyard garden by a police member of the Phuthaditjhaba K9 Unit. He was also positively linked to the rape case. He is expected to appear before Tseki Magistrate Court soon facing a charge of possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition. The case will also be referred to the Phuthaditjhaba Magistrate for appearance of rape and pointing of a firearm incident at Chris Hani Park.
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