PIENAAR – The man who allegedly used his 74-year-old relative as a sex-slave appeared in court and was charged with rape yesterday. He will return to court again on Tuesday.
According to Lt Jabu Ndubane, spokesman for the Pienaar SAPS, the 57-year-old man was arrested on Saturday. “He briefly appeared in court on Wednesday and indicated that he would make use of an attorney from the Legal Aid Board. The accused will remain in custody until he returns to court on Tuesday.”
Community members reported that the man offered to take in the woman is as she was getting old. “He is the victim’s nephew,” Ndubane said. He allegedly raped her a number of times over the years, as a result of which she sustained serious internal injuries.
The victim’s daughter reported the alleged acts to the Pienaar SAPS on Saturday and a case was opened.
