Cop held after girl’s rape
May 23 2015 at 11:14am
By CHARLES KHUZWAYO
By CHARLES KHUZWAYO
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Durban - A 14-year-old girl who had been brutally beaten by her father
was allegedly raped by a policeman when she turned to the law for help.
The girl was allegedly beaten up by her father on Wednesday for being in
possession of a cellphone he did not know about, and on which there were
“dirty” text messages from her boyfriend.
After hiding, she eventually managed to run away from her furious
father. She then met people who accompanied her to the local police station in
Tugela Ferry, in uMsinga, to open a case against her father.
But instead of being helped, she was allegedly raped twice by a
policeman in his barracks.
The girl, from Esinqumeni, found four policemen inside the police station,
but three of them decided to leave.
She was then left stranded with the remaining policeman, who allegedly
took her to his room. When they got there, the policeman allegedly forced
himself on the helpless girl.
The policeman then left her locked inside the barracks.
It is alleged the same policeman returned and raped her again, but she
managed to run away. She reported the incident to “the day shift” police, who
opened a case against their colleague.
Major Thulani Zwane confirmed that a 14-year-old girl had allegedly been
raped at the police station on May 20 at about 2am when she went to report an
assault.
“She was taken to hospital for medical attention. Charges of rape were
laid at Msinga police station, and the suspect was arrested. He will be charged
for rape and will appear in court soon.”
The girl was apparently still a virgin before the rape.
At the time of going to press, the girl was recovering from the alleged
beating, rape and trauma at the Church of Scotland, where she is receiving treatment
and counselling.
When her mother was contacted, she refused to talk.
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