Pretoria hotel minors rape case postponed – yet again
Outstanding DNA reports lead to another court postponement in case in which two girls, aged 11 and 13, were allegedly raped by 45-year-old man.
The case against a 45-year-old man accused of raping two girls, aged 11 and 13, at the Pretoria Hotel last year has been postponed because of outstanding DNA reports.
The case was postponed to 15 June, following the appearance of the man in the Pretoria magistrate’s court on Tuesday.
He was accused of kidnapping the girls from Lotus Gardens near Atteridgeville before taking them to Pretoria hotel and allegedly raping them last year November.
The NPA filed for the postponement, stating further investigations and submission of outstanding reports.
According to the NPA, more time was needed for investigations and DNA results.
Pushing the case two months on disappointed the girls’ families as the case was already postponed in February for the same reasons.
“We hardly get any proper information on the proceedings of the case,” the mother of the 13-year-old said.
“I feel that the court is failing us as a family. How long will this matter be postponed?”
She said her child was still trying to recover from the incident.
READ MORE: Police urge residents to report missing persons immediately
“It’s a daily healing process. Some days are better and other days she is in pain, but I continue talking to her so that she can find healing,” she said.
“She is continuing with counselling but sometimes she gets emotional when she has to retell the story to social workers.”
The families were also unhappy that they were again not called into the courtroom when the accused appeared.
“We were taken out as there were other cases before the court. But when it was time for our case, we were again left outside. It’s painful to hear from other people what is happening with the case,” said the mother.
Do you have more information about the story?
Please send us an email to editorial@rekord.co.za or phone us on 083 625 4114.
For free breaking and community news, visit Rekord’s websites: Rekord East
For more news and interesting articles, like Rekord on Facebook, follow us on Twitter or Instagram
