Police rape case not on court roll
2011-12-12
19:11
Johannesburg
- Two police sergeants will appear in the Alexandra Magistrate's Court on
Tuesday for allegedly raping a woman, the Independent Complaints Directorate
said.
"The
officers were expected to appear in the Alexandra Magistrate's Court today
[Monday], but they could not as the matter was not put on the court roll,"
spokesperson Moses Dlamini said.
Earlier
in the day, provincial police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Tshisikhawe Ndou
said the two were to appear in the Randburg Magistrate's Court later.
The
policemen, aged 28 and 43, were arrested last week and made their first court
appearance on Thursday. The matter was then postponed for a formal bail
application to be heard.
Ndou
said the victim was allegedly stopped by the officers in Fourways, north of
Johannesburg, while they were on duty on Friday December 2.
"She
was pulled out of the front seat to the back seat where the officers allegedly
took turns to rape her."
The
woman laid a charge against the police that Saturday and the two were arrested.
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