Sowetan

Relative (32) rapes granny (99)

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A 32-year-old man is expected to appear in the King William’s Town magistrate’s court for allegedly raping a 99-year-old woman. The man‚ a relative‚ was hunted down by the community and handed over to the police after the incident on Friday in the Eastern Cape. “The 99-year-old victim was alone and asleep at her homestead when she heard someone pushing the door‚” said Capt Mali Govender. “A relative came in. He asked her why she talked about him in the village. Before she replied he strangled her and proceeded to switch off the lights. A short while later he returned and raped her. When he finished his cruel deed‚ he fled the scene. The traumatise­d old victim then sought the assistance of neighbours and reported the incident.” – Naledi Shange

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