The Ivory Park SAPS arrested a 31-year old man from Kaalfontein, for the alleged rape of a 10-year-old girl.
According to the Ivory Park SAPS communications officer, Captain Bernard Matimulane, the suspect, who is a foreign national and also operates a shop from the victim’s family’s yard, was arrested early on Thursday last week.
“His arrest follows the opening of a case at the Ivory Park SAPS by the victim’s mother. Apparently the mother found her daughter crying when she came home on Wednesday afternoon.
“Upon enquiring as to what was wrong, the victim explained to her mother what the man had done to her.
“It transpired that the girl was with her brother and the suspect. Shortly after the bother went out the suspect allegedly began making some lewd moves on the child and raped her,” said Captain Matimulane.
Captain Matimulane said the suspect has been charged with rape and was expected to appear in the Tembisa Magistrate’s Court on Friday.
