Rape of woman (70), suspect hospitalised after mob attack, Nyanga

South African Police Service

Rape of woman (70), suspect hospitalised after mob attack, Nyanga
Rape of woman (70), suspect hospitalised after mob attack, Nyanga

A 50-year-old suspect is expected to appear in the Wynberg magistrates’ court on 30 June 2020, on charges of rape following the rape of a 70-year-old woman at the Siyahlala informal settlement in Nyanga on Saturday 27 June 2020.

The suspect, was hospitalised after community members attacked him on being alerted to the rape by the victim.

Preliminary reports suggest the suspect was in the home of the victim and her husband when the suspect sent the husband to run an errand. After the husband left the house, suspect raped the 70-year-old woman.

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