{"id":85323,"date":"2018-09-25T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-09-25T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/85323\/dont-walk-alone-at-night\/"},"modified":"2018-09-26T09:31:14","modified_gmt":"2018-09-26T07:31:14","slug":"dont-walk-alone-at-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/news-headlines\/2018\/09\/25\/dont-walk-alone-at-night\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t walk alone at night"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This comes after two rape cases were opened this month.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also read: <a href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/66617\/man-arrested-connection-39-rape-robbery-cases-mhluzi-vosman\/\" target=\"_blank\">Man arrested in connection with 39 rape and robbery cases in Mhluzi, Vosman<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On September 9, a woman told police that she was raped at knifepoint by an unknown man behind the Themba Sinamela Stadium at about 20:50.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also read: <a 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Machadodorp<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/84811\/machadodorp-two-granted-bail\/\" target=\"_blank\">VIDEO: Machadodorp two granted bail<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Want breaking news on the go?<\/h3>\n<p>\u2022 Save our standby number (072 248 3855) and send us a WhatsApp message with the words \u201cAdd me\u201d to be added to our broadcast list.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Like us on\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MiddelburgObserver\/\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, follow us on\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MOBSERV\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mobserver\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to our\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCs1fP1J8BpepNwIfk2qeVkQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube 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