Police official allegedly raped woman in cells
Cape
Town – The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) on Monday
confirmed that it was investigating the rape of a 20-year-old woman at the
Laingsburg police station in the Western Cape. National spokesman Moses Dlamini
said the alleged incident occurred on Friday night. “It is alleged that the
victim was arrested for theft and detained alone in Laingsburg police cells.
While she was still in the police cells a police official entered and went
straight to her, he grabbed, kissed and undressed her and there was a
struggle,” Dlamini said. He said the firearm of the police official fell to…
