Alleged police rape case postponed
47-year-old warrant officer who is accused of raping a 67-year-old
woman, recently appeared in the White River Magistrate’s Court.
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October 2014 09:03
RIVER – The 47-year-old warrant officer who is accused of raping a 67-year-old
woman, recently appeared in the White River Magistrate’s Court.
The SAPS
member was arrested shortly after the alleged incident on Sunday evening, July
13. It was alleged that on the day in question the victim had been at the
police station to report an assault involving her children. She was assisted by
the suspect who allegedly detained her for an unknown reason and sexually
assaulted her in an office next to the community service centre.
The
victim went home and he followed her in an SAPS vehicle and told her to
accompany him. It was alleged that he took her to a forest near her home, where
he raped her in his vehicle.
He may
not be identified until he has pleaded on the charge against him.
His last
appearance was on October 3, when the case was postponed to December 9 for
further investigation.
