The Star Early Edition

Brother seizes sister’s rapist

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MSOBOMVU police have arrested a 26-year-old man for allegedly raping a 17-year-old woman, Eastern Cape police said yesterday. It was alleged that the victim was asleep at her home in Mchubakazi township, Butterwort­h, at about 1.05pm on Saturday, Captain Jackson Manatha said. “The friend of the victim entered the room of the victim without knocking as she was paying a visit to her friend. She found the suspect busy raping the victim. The friend of the victim ran to inform the brother of the victim about the rape. The brother of the victim still found the suspect busy raping his sister. The suspect was then taken to Msobomvu police station where he was arrested for rape. He will appear before the Butterwort­h Magistrate’s Court today on a rape charge,” Manatha said.

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