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Teen raped on Bay beach

Police investigate Alkantstrand rape

AN 18-year-old woman was raped at Alkantstrand Beach in Richards Bay in the early hours of Saturday morning.

According to Richards Bay SAPS spokesperson Captain Debbie Ferreira the complaint opened a case of rape and robbery at the police station on Tuesday.

Ferreira said the young woman was walking along the beach with her brother at around 2.30am when they were accosted by two armed men.

They were robbed at knife point of their cell phones and as one of the suspect’s fled the brother gave chase, leaving his sister with the suspect who pushed her into the nearby bushes and raped her.

Police confirmed no arrests have yet been made.

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