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24-year-old Zimbabwean man arrested in SA for raping a 6-year-old girl
16 Feb 2011 at 21:06hrs | Views
A 24-year-old Zimbabwean man was arrested in connection with the rape of a six-year-old girl, South Africa,Tembisa police said on Wednesday.
The Ivory Park community assaulted the man when the child pointed him out in his yard on Wednesday morning, Warrant Officer Neldah Hlase said.
The man lured the child into his home as she walked down the road past his gate.
"The mother only realised (that) night ... (that the child's) urine was mixed with blood," Hlase said.
He allegedly told the child that he would kill her if she told anyone about the rape, she said.
The man is at Tembisa Hospital, but will appear at Tembisa Magistrate's Court as soon as he has recovered.
The Ivory Park community assaulted the man when the child pointed him out in his yard on Wednesday morning, Warrant Officer Neldah Hlase said.
The man lured the child into his home as she walked down the road past his gate.
He allegedly told the child that he would kill her if she told anyone about the rape, she said.
The man is at Tembisa Hospital, but will appear at Tembisa Magistrate's Court as soon as he has recovered.
Source - iol
