A 13-YEAR-OLD GIRL RAPED AND KIDNAPPED IN NORTHAM – N'wamitwa Times

A 13-YEAR-OLD GIRL RAPED AND KIDNAPPED IN NORTHAM

Police arrested a 22-year-old suspect, for raping and kidnapping a minor girl child, aged 13. The incident took place between 05 December and 08 December 2023 at Northam RDP Block 07.

Reports indicate that, on 05 December 2023 at around 19:45 the complainant sent her daughter to a local spaza shop. She realized that it’s long and her daughter is not returning home, she went to check her. She found that the shop is already closed and her daughter was nowhere to be found.

The following day, she reported the incident to the Police and a case of missing person was opened. On Friday, 08 December 2023, the complainant who is the victim’s mother received information that her daughter was spotted at another yard at the same Block 07.

Community members mobilised, they went to the said house together with the complainant. They found the victim locked in one of the rented rooms. The victim alleged that a male suspect threatened her, and forced her into his room and raped her.

The Police were immediately notified, they swiftly reacted and the suspect aged 22 was traced and arrested at his workplace around the area. He was charged with rape and kidnapping cases.

The Provincial Commissioner of the South African Police Service in Limpopo Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe has welcomed the arrest and further called upon parents and guardians to provide a good care to children and avoid similar incident like this one of sending kids to shops at night,” said Lieutenant General Hadebe.

He will appear before Northam Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 11 December 2023.

The Police investigations are still continuing.

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