A 27-year-old man is expected to apply for bail in the Zaaiplaas Periodical Court on Thursday after he allegedly raped a 101-year-old woman in Limpopo.
A 27-YEAR-old man is expected to apply for bail in the Zaaiplaas Periodical Court on Thursday after he allegedly raped a 101-year-old woman in Limpopo.
The elderly woman was raped in the Zaaiplaas policing area in Sekhukhune on July 27.
The provincial police spokesperson, Colonel Malesela Ledwaba, said a manhunt was immediately launched for the suspect who lives in the same neighbourhood as the woman.
“The incident allegedly took place at the Zaaplaas new stands at about 5am. Reports indicate that the 101-year-old victim was asleep when she was awakened by the suspect, who tried to strangle her before he raped her. The suspect, who broke the window to gain entry, fled the scene after the incident.
“Police were notified, and a manhunt ensued. The suspect was identified and arrested at his home shortly after the incident,” Ledwaba said.
He faces charges of rape and housebreaking.
The Limpopo police commissioner, Lieutenant-General Thembi Hadebe, has strongly condemned the incident.
“This despicable act of violence against a vulnerable member of our community is met with the full force of our commitment to justice. The rape of an elderly woman is not just a crime against an individual, but a deeply disturbing assault on our society’s values and sense of safety,” Hadebe said.
