Officers from the Primrose police and Family Violence and Child Protection Unit recently arrested a 24-year-old on charges of rape.<\/p>\n
The victim, who lives in the Makause informal settlement, alleged that she was at her shack, talking with her mother on the phone, when she heard footsteps outside.<\/p>
\u201cShe went to check who was there and found that it was her sister\u2019s boyfriend,\u201d said Sgt Styles Maome, communications officer for the Primrose police.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe claims that the accused pushed his way inside and forced her onto her bed where he raped her.\u201d<\/p>
The victim\u2019s three-month-old baby was on the bed during the rape and began to cry.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe man allegedly covered the baby\u2019s face with a pillow, leaving the infant\u2019s face swollen,\u201d Maome said.<\/p>\n
The police traced the suspect and he was arrested and detained at the Primrose Police Station.<\/p>\n
He has since appeared in the Germiston Magistrates Court, where his case was postponed for plea and trial.<\/p>\n
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