Emdeni residents demand justice after alleged assault on 8-year-old girl

Parents in Emdeni have raised concerns over their children’s safety following a disturbing incident that occurred on August 30, which has left the community on edge.

An eight-year-old girl was allegedly targeted in an attempted sexual assault by a neighbour.

According to information from community members, this is not the first time the suspect has faced such accusations.

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Residents claim he was previously arrested in connection with a rape case.

Speaking to Urban News, the girl’s mother said she was not home at the time of the incident but was returning from a funeral of a family member of the alleged suspect in Randburg.

“I don’t know when the suspect arrived home because I last saw him at the funeral. On my way back, I got a call from my son, but I didn’t answer since I was almost home.

“When I arrived, I found him crying at the gate. He told me he saw the suspect touching his little sister, that she wasn’t wearing her trousers, and that the suspect had covered her [child] mouth while she screamed in the back rooms of my home,” said the mother.

She further stated that upon entering the house, she found the girl asleep. After waking her, the child was shivering and visibly scared. She asked what was wrong, and the girl said the suspect wanted to hurt her.

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“After I heard about the incident, I informed the community and rushed to the suspect’s home looking for him, but couldn’t find him.

“I explained to some members of the community what happened, and they helped us search.

“We didn’t find him on Saturday, but on Sunday, someone located him and informed us. We then took him to the police station and opened a case,” she explained.

Urban News attempted to obtain an official statement from the police, but no response had been received at the time of publication.