Man attacked by mob following child’s rape in Tongaat
A man, accused of allegedly raping a five-year-old girl, was attacked by an angry mob in Tongaat, on Saturday night.
It is believed that the suspect was consuming alcohol with a group of men in Newtown, Fairbreeze. He then proceeded to the side of a building and after failing to return, the men went in search of him.
They found him walking in their direction pulling up the zip on his pants. A child was also found on the side of the building with her underwear pulled down.
While being questioned, the suspect fled. A mob of nearly 30 men pursued and apprehended him in Maidstone.
A member of Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) was on patrol at approximately 11:37pm on Gopalall Hurbans Road in Maidstone, Tongaat when he noticed the mob assaulting a man.
“The suspect was placed under arrest and a case of rape is being investigated,” RUSA indicated in a statement.
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