Suspected serial rapist nabbed by police
KwaZulu-Natal SAPS have arrested and charged a suspected serial rapist with three counts of rape after finding evidence linking him to several rape incidents in the Sydenham area.
A 30-year-old man was apprehended by authorities yesterday when police found evidence connecting him to a string of rape incidents in the Sydenham area.
According to KwaZulu-Natal South African Police Services (SAPS) spokesperson, Colonel Nqobile Gwala, detectives from the Inanda Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit arrested the 30-year-old for three counts of rape yesterday.
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“During January to May 2022, the suspect targeted females who were walking alone late in the afternoon around the Sydenham policing area. He would point a firearm at them and force them to get into his vehicle. He would then drive to a secluded spot where he would sexually violate the victims at gunpoint,” said Gwala.
Gwala said that during the arrest, police found the suspect in possession of a toy gun and driving the same vehicle, as described by the victims.
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“Detectives will profile the suspect to check if he is linked to other cases where the same modus operandi was used. The suspect will appear before the Durban Magistrate Court tomorrow on charges of rape,” she said.
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