Metro cop
allegedly drugged & raped girl
The
officer allegedly lured his teenage neighbour to his home last week where he
attacked her.
A mother
says she feels as if she was stabbed in the heart after learning that her
daughter was allegedly drugged and raped by their Metro cop neighbour.
JOHANNESBURG
- A Soweto mother has spoken out about how her 16-year-old daughter was drugged
and raped, allegedly
by a Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) officer in Bram Fischerville.
The
woman, who is not being named to protect her daughter’s identity, has told Eyewitness
News the officer allegedly lured the teenager to his home last week
Thursday and attacked her.
WATCH: A Soweto mother claims her 16-year-old daughter was
raped by a Metro police officer who lives next door.
The
Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) said the officer made his
first court appearance on Monday and will apply for bail next week.
The
teenager’s mother claims the officer spiked her daughter's drink before
allegedly raping her in his bathroom as she drifted in out of consciousness.
“He
undressed her and then that is when she could feel, ‘no man, this person is on top
of me’.”
The
mother said her family trusted the officer who has been their next door
neighbour for over two years.
“We did
trust him. At least in the community if it’s an officer, if you scream, they
will help.”
The
teenager’s mother said the girl is not coping at school after her ordeal and
she now fears the girl will struggle with her studies.
She is
currently staying with relatives.
The
teenager’s mother told EWN that the officer’s family attempted to bribe
her in exchange for her silence.
She said
the officer’s family contacted her, allegedly saying they wanted to reach an
agreement regarding the matter.
“The
mother and the uncle also phoned, saying that we must sit down as people and
negotiate.”
The
mother claims the family told her they wanted to protect the officer's
reputation.
“They are
saying that they are thinking about their son’s future. What about my
daughter’s future?”
She said
all she wants is justice for her daughter.
The JMPD
said they will respond to the allegations on Tuesday.
(Edited by
Gadeeja Abbas)
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