Horrific Hankey farm attack, shooting, rape, kidnapping, attacker in court

South African Police Service

Horrific Hankey farm attack, shooting, rape, kidnapping, attacker in court
Horrific Hankey farm attack, shooting, rape, kidnapping, attacker in court

On 23 March 2018,at about 20:00, the 44 year old victim and her children were attacked in their house by a gun wielding suspect who fired shots breaking the glass sliding door. The attacker fired a number of shots inside the home as the children ran for cover. During the ordeal, the woman was shot then raped and the children were bound with wire, the woman pleaded with the attacker not to rape her daughter (12). The traumatised were then kidnapped so that money could be withdrawn from an ATM.

The woman was lucky to escape from the attacker with her children whilst he was drawing money. The suspect appeared appeared on charges of house robbery, attempted murder x 4, kidnapping x 4, rape, illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition, theft and aggravated robbery.

The 32 year old suspect, Sebenzille Simane, an ex farm worker, was arrested at Kwa Guna administrative area in the Nketlana Location, a few kilometres from the Lesotho border. Some of the property taken from the incident was also recovered.

He appeared in the Port Elizabeth high court on Tuesday 28 May 2019, he has pleaded not guilty to all the charges. The case continues on Wednesday 29 may 2019.

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