LIMPOPO – According to police spokesperson Lt Col Moatshe Ngoepe, the victim’s mother left her daughter to attend church at artound 11:00 am on Sunday, 4 February.
“When she returned home, at around 15:00, the victim complained about stomach cramps. The following day, a concerned neighbour summoned the victim’s parents to inform them about a suspected rape incident by a known man,” he explained.
The parents informed the police, who arrested the suspect and he appeared before court today.
Ngoepe says the suspect’s case has been postponed to Monday 19 February for police investigations to continue and for a formal bail application.
Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon." – Tom Stoppard
