Ga-Nala’s councillor is still behind bars. His bail was denied on Monday, July 10.
The 39-year-old man was arrested for alleged housebreaking, assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and attempted rape of a minor on May 5.
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The girl’s mother had reportedly gone to work and the girl and her sister (26) are said to have been temporarily left to stay with their uncle, who is the councillor’s friend.
“It is alleged that whilst in the house, the councillor allegedly made some inappropriate sexual comments toward a 12-year-old girl,” provincial police spokesperson Brigadier Selvy Mohlala said.
The man and his friend then allegedly went to a nearby tavern.
According to police, the councillor then left the tavern without telling his friend.
“At about 23:30, the elder sister alleged that she heard somebody breaking into the house. She further alleges that the person tried to open her bedroom door, which was fortunately locked. She then immediately called a friend and requested him to alert the police.”
Mohlala said the man allegedly assaulted the teenage girl and tried to rape her.
Whilst still in a state of shock, the elder sister reportedly heard her younger sister calling for her uncle to rescue her.
The report further states that the intruder responded by saying that the uncle was not in the house.
At that moment, the police fortunately arrived, and the intruder reportedly escaped through the window, leaving behind his T-shirt as well as his cellphone.
Police went after the suspect and caught him and according to the report, the man was wearing a pair of blue jeans as well as brown shoes without a top when he was cornered. He was charged accordingly.
“As the police went through the scene during the probe, they came across some blood drops in the house as well as on the window. The suspect’s car was also found about 50 metres away from the house,” Mohlala said.
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