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FState Woman Gang Raped

A 26-year-old woman was gang-raped and her cousin brutally assaulted in Meloding, Virginia, Free State police said on Monday.

The women were assaulted on Sunday night when 14 men broke into their shack in Mahala Park, said Sergeant Mamello Mokhuoane.

The woman was assaulted and taken to a place near the railway station where she was repeatedly raped by six of the men, he said.

The other eight men assaulted her 29-year-old cousin in the shack.

"She was stabbed with a garden spade and taken to a hole that was also near the railway. They attempted to rape her, but she screamed."

Residents heard her and the men fled.

Both women were seriously injured and were taken to nearby hospital, said Mokhuoane.

Police were investigating cases of house breaking, robbery, rape and assault.


Source : Sapa /lk/tk/clh/jk
Date : 29 Jul 2013 13:51
 
Life for Limpopo Rapists

Two men accused of raping children in Limpopo have been sentenced to life behind bars, police said on Thursday.

"Levy Abolenleng Sekoboane was sentenced in the Thabazimbi Regional Court following the rape of a 16-year-old girl in Thabazimbi during December 2012," said Col Ronel Otto.

On the day of the incident, the mother of the girl sent her to a local supermarket to buy groceries. While on her way back, Sekoboane appeared from the bushes.

He dragged her into the bushes where he raped her. He later threatened to kill her if she told anyone.

Meanwhile, Johannes Marintjie Sekgobela was sentenced to life imprisonment at the Mankweng Regional Court. He was accused of raping two boys aged 5 and 8 in 2011.

The two boys were playing in the yard of their neighbour when Sekgobela visited the owner of the house.

"He called them and locked them in a room. He raped both boys, thereafter attempting to buy their silence by giving them R1 each," said Otto.

He was arrested the same day after one of the boys plucked up the courage to tell his grandmother about their ordeal.

"The suspect has been in custody since his arrest and was never granted bail during all his previous appearances," she said.


Source : Sapa /kn/ks
Date : 01 Aug 2013 19:16
 
baby girl, child raped in WCape

A four-month-old baby and her seven-year-old brother were raped in Ceres at the weekend, Western Cape police commissioner Arno Lamoer said on Monday.

He said the baby had been sleeping in bed with her parents when a man snatched and raped her in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Her brother was in the house and raped at the same time.

Lamoer said it was believed that the man had been staying in the house, on a farm, at the time.

"The child is currently at the Red Cross Children's Hospital, where she had reconstructive surgery, and she will stay there for a long time," Lamoer told reporters on the sidelines of a police memorial service in Kuils River.

"As you can see, there is a sick society outside. Some men can't take the responsibility and we need to make sure this person is arrested."


Source : Sapa /je/hdw/ks/jk
Date : 05 Aug 2013 16:26
 
WCape Cop Rape Case Postponed

A police officer accused of raping a 14-year-old girl appeared in the Paarl Magistrate's Court on Tuesday morning.

Warrant Officer Anthony Gouws, 41, who is out on R1500 bail, will be back in court on August 29.

He has pleaded not guilty to the charges.

According to the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID), the girl was raped twice at her home in April this year.

On another day, she was raped at the house of her alleged attacker, IPID spokesman Moses Dlamini said.

Afterwards, he dropped the teenager off at school. On another occasion, the girl was picked up in a police vehicle and taken to a field where she was raped.

Dlamini said the girl was allegedly raped on numerous other occasions.

"The victim had reported the rapes to her cousin but she was afraid to inform her parents."

Her mother reported the matter after finding a message on her daughter's cellphone.


Source : Sapa /je/hdw/jje/jk
Date : 06 Aug 2013 14:58 OrigID : LP408146
 
'Birthday Rapist' conviction welcomed

Justice Minister Jeff Radebe welcomed the conviction of the so-called "birthday rapist" Mlungisi Mtshali on Tuesday.

He was convicted on 122 charges, including rape, kidnapping, and theft.

"The minister also commended the young ladies who had the courage to come forward when the image of the accused was flighted on TV," his ministry said in a statement.

"This is justice manifestly seen to be done and we hope that he will receive a lengthy sentence that fits the crimes committed."

Mtshali was dubbed the "birthday rapist" because he reportedly told his victims it was his birthday and invited them to celebrate with him at a nearby restaurant or bar.

He would later ask them to accompany him, in a metered taxi, to fetch his sister or a friend in Hillbrow or central Johannesburg, where he lured the women into a hotel room and raped them.

He was arrested in Pietermaritzburg in March last year after it was discovered that he had been "erroneously released" by correctional services in February.

He was convicted in the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court.


Source : Sapa /aa/hdw/jje/jk
Date : 06 Aug 2013 15:35
 
Man held in WCape baby rape case

A man has been arrested in connection with the rape of a four-month-old baby and a seven-year-old boy in Ceres, Western Cape police said on Tuesday.

Lt-Col Andre Traut said a 32-year-old man was taken into custody and questioned in Ceres on Monday night.

A task team comprising various police units was created to investigate the rapes.

"We will go to great lengths to ensure that the perpetrator is brought to book," he said.

Provincial police commissioner Arno Lamoer said on Monday that the baby had been sleeping in bed with her parents when a man snatched and raped her in the early hours of Saturday morning.

The boy was in the house and raped at the same time.

Lamoer said it was believed that the man had been staying in the house, on a farm, at the time.

"The child is currently at the Red Cross Children's Hospital, where she had reconstructive surgery, and she will stay there for a long time," Lamoer told reporters on the sidelines of a police memorial service in Kuils River.

"As you can see, there is a sick society outside. Some men can't take the responsibility and we need to make sure this person is arrested."

Traut clarified that the children were not siblings as previously reported.


Source : Sapa /je/hdw/ks/jk
Date : 06 Aug 2013 16:07
 
NCape Serial Rapist Jailed

A Northern Cape man was given two life sentences by the De Aar Regional Court on Tuesday for raping a number of his relatives near Britstown, police said.

The man, who cannot be named to protect the identity of the complainants, received life sentences for four counts of rape, and 10 years for another count of rape, Colonel Priscilla Naidu said.

For two counts of assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm, he was given a three-year sentence, suspended for five years.

The sentences would run concurrently.

The man was convicted on Monday of twice raping the aunt who had raised him since childhood, his niece and another of his relatives.

He was also convicted of assaulting his two nieces with a spade and stabbing one of them.

"The accused pleaded not guilty on all charges," Naidu said.

DNA evidence linked the man to two of the rapes.


Source : Sapa /mjs/hdw/ks/clh
Date : 06 Aug 2013 16:34
 
A fourteen-year-old girl said to be four month pregnant was raped in Mankweng, Limpopo, at the weekend, police said on Monday.

"It appears that the child had kept the ordeal to herself until the mother interrogated her and she confessed," said police spokesman Moses Molepo.

The crime was committed on Friday night

Molepo said police were investigating.


Source : Sapa /mr/hdw/jk
Date : 04 Mar 2013 12:39

14 and pregnant? Like we need more children having children having children having children having children....
 
This thread completely ruined my positive thinking in this forsaken country. Unfortunately people need to be more realistic and not only look on the bright side of things. IMO that makes you an arrogant retard and not an optimist. Whats happening here is terrible and needs to be looked at by our crappy government ASAP. :(

It's nothing to do with our society and is all about our "tradition and culture" which is sacrosanct and not to be criticised.

Ukuthwala is all about the kidnapping and rape of young (often under-aged) girls.

For nearly a century Tshaka, Mozilikazi, Dingaan, Mantatisi and others raided neighbouring tribes and seized their women and cattle for the purposes of rape and loot.

If this is one of anybodies traditional values I completely disrespect all the traditions that person follow in his culture, religion and upbringing. :mad: How can one thing be looked after and be protected while the other is this.
 
Man held for baby rape case released

The man arrested in connection with the rape of a four-month-old baby and a seven-year-old boy in Ceres, Western Cape, has been released, police said on Wednesday.

The 32-year-old, who was arrested on Monday, was released on Tuesday night because he could not be linked to the case, Lt-Col Andre Traut said.

"Our search for the perpetrator continues."

Provincial police commissioner Arno Lamoer said on Monday that the baby had been sleeping in bed with her parents when a man snatched and raped her in the early hours of Saturday morning. The boy was in the house and was raped at the same time.

Lamoer said it was believed the man had been staying in the house, on a farm, at the time.

"The child is currently at the Red Cross Children's Hospital, where she had reconstructive surgery, and she will stay there for a long time," Lamoer told reporters on the sidelines of a police memorial service in Kuils River.

"As you can see, there is a sick society outside. Some men can't take the responsibility and we need to make sure this person is arrested."


Source : Sapa /aa/jje/th/ks
Date : 07 Aug 2013 15:10
 
Life Sentence for KZN Rapist

A man convicted of raping his 11-year-old step-daughter in Umhlali, on the KwaZulu-Natal North Coast, has been sentenced to life imprisonment in the KwaDukuza Regional Court, police said on Thursday.

Colonel Jay Naicker said the man was sentenced on Wednesday for raping the girl in August last year.

KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lt-Gen Mmamonnye Ngobeni welcomed the sentence and thanked the detectives who worked to secure the conviction.

"We... are pleased that another monster who preyed on defenceless women and children has been removed from society," he said.

"This is a victory, not only for the [SA Police Service], but for all vulnerable women and children in this country."


Source : Sapa /mjs/clh
Date : 08 Aug 2013 21:15
 
WCape Cop in Court for Rape

A Western Cape police captain will appear in the Wynberg Magistrate's Court on Monday for allegedly raping a prostitute, the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) said.

The officer, from the province's special task force, was arrested on Thursday, IPID spokesman Moses Dlamini said.

A 26-year-old woman claimed he had approached her in a bakkie on August 3 at 3.30am and asked her for oral sex.

While she was providing this service, the man allegedly wanted to have sex with her, Dlamini said.

"When the sex worker refused, the man allegedly assaulted her and had sex with her without her consent."

The woman managed to escape from the vehicle and took down the registration number.

Dlamini said it was found that the bakkie belonged to the policeman.

The officer is facing charges of rape and assault.


Source : Sapa /gq/dm/jk/jje
Date : 12 Aug 2013 10:15
 
KZN Rapists Sentenced

wo men have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms for rape, KwaZulu-Natal police said on Wednesday.

On Monday, Nhlanhla Dlamini, 19, was sentenced in the KwaDukuza Regional Court to life imprisonment, for raping a 10-year-old girl in March, said Colonel Vincent Mdunge.

Dlamini invited the girl and her friend for something to drink at his house.

"While they were drinking, he poured alcohol into her drink and forced her to finish it. Her friend ran away."

Dlamini dragged the girl into nearby bushes where he repeatedly raped her.

On Tuesday, the same court convicted and sentenced 22-year-old Mfanafuthi Ntombela to 45 years imprisonment on three counts of rape, said Mdunge.

Ntombela dragged women into bushes or sugar cane fields and raped them. The rapes were committed in 2009 and 2012.

Provincial police commissioner Lt-Gen Mmamonnye Ngobeni commended police for the thorough investigations that led to the men's arrest.

"This is a victory to the SAPS especially in women's month."


Source : Sapa /lk/fg/jk/ks
Date : 14 Aug 2013 16:16
 
Isnt this thread a bit like censorship. The reason I am saying this is because there is not much discussion going on in here and rape should be highlighted more. Just saying.
 
Isnt this thread a bit like censorship. The reason I am saying this is because there is not much discussion going on in here and rape should be highlighted more. Just saying.

We've already had this discussion several times.
The conclusion was that rape sickens people so much that they don't actually like to talk about it.
I actually made the thread to highlight the scourge and so that people could see how much of it is actually going on.
But I guess people don't really want to acknowledge how much of a problem it is in South Africa.
 
We've already had this discussion several times.
The conclusion was that rape sickens people so much that they don't actually like to talk about it.
I actually made the thread to highlight the scourge and so that people could see how much of it is actually going on.
But I guess people don't really want to acknowledge how much of a problem it is in South Africa.

I think its more an issue what exactly can we say?
Its so sick all we can probably say is WTF!
 
Man jailed for trying to rape cousin

A man was jailed for six years by the Nelspruit Regional Court on Wednesday for trying to rape his seven-year-old cousin.

A Sapa correspondent reported that Nathi Malope, 21, from Gemu Trust outside Hazyview, Mpumalanga, was arrested in January 2011 after his aunt caught him trying to rape her daughter.

Magistrate André Geldenhuys said because Malope had been in custody for two years and seven months since his arrest, he was sentencing him to eight years imprisonment, two of which were suspended for five years.

Geldenhuys said Malope's actions had changed many things in his aunt's family.

"For this reason, you are not welcome anymore at your aunt's house as she has a little girl and fears for her safety," Geldenhuys said.

He said the court heard Malope lured the girl to a shack in his aunt's yard. He was trying to rape her when the aunt caught him.

"If it was not for the child's mother, you would have completed the act. You were 18-years-old at the time... you should have known better."

Geldenhuys said according to the aunt, the child still suffered from the ordeal.

"She has repeated her Grade One at school. Due to this incident, she is not able to sleep at night. She even fears all male persons which means she has suffered severely."

The magistrate said the court had taken into consideration that Malope grew up in poverty and that his parents died at an early age.

"You were forced to move from one family member to another in order to make progress at school. You progressed to Grade Nine and were not formerly employed," he said.

He noted that Malope was drunk at the time and he still showed no remorse.

"You need rehabilitation as you are a risk in society. Only prison can rehabilitate you. You are not fit to work with children and your name will be registered on the register for sexual offenders."


Source : Sapa /str/aa/hdw/th/jk
Date : 21 Aug 2013 16:26
 
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