Police have again warned people to refrain from leaving taverns too late at night as that makes them vulnerable to crime. Photo: Dustin Tramel on Unsplash. For illustrative purposes.
A 32-year-old man was arrested for raping and assaulting a 44-year-old woman late on Thursday night, March 3 in Silvercity, Bekkersdal.
According to Bekkersdal Police spokesperson Sergeant Linkie Lefakane, the suspect was known to the victim.
She was walking home from a friend’s house when she was accosted by the man who allegedly hit her on the head with a beer bottle. He repeatedly assaulted her and forced himself on her,” Sergeant Lefakane said.
The matter was reported to the police and the man was traced and arrested eventually.
“He faces charges of rape and assault.”
Police further warned the community that alcohol abuse is an instigator of crime around the Bekkersdal area and urged people to refrain from behaviour that made them vulnerable to crime.
We’ve noticed that victims tend to stay at taverns until late at night and still move from place to place, opening themselves to crimes such as rape, robbery and even hijacking,” Sergeant Lefakane said.
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For more than 4 and a half years, Clinton Botha was a journalist at Roodepoort Record. His articles were regularly published in the Northside Chronicle now known as the Roodepoort Northsider. Clinton is also the editor of Randfontein Herald since July 2020. As a sports fanatic he wormed his way into various "beats - as the media would know it - and admits openly that his big love always have something to do with a scoreboard, crowds and usually a ball that hops.
