{"id":99398,"date":"2019-07-26T09:08:55","date_gmt":"2019-07-26T07:08:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/?p=99398"},"modified":"2019-07-29T13:40:06","modified_gmt":"2019-07-29T11:40:06","slug":"alleged-gholfsig-attacker-behind-bars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/news-headlines\/2019\/07\/26\/alleged-gholfsig-attacker-behind-bars\/","title":{"rendered":"Alleged Gholfsig attacker behind bars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On 12 June, a woman who lives in Gholfsig was brutally attacked and sexually assaulted within the confines of her home, before her attacker fled on foot.<\/p>\n<p>The resident, who wishes to remain anonymous, was seen stumbling infront of a passing vehicle, bound, gagged and bleeding after narrowly escaping with her life.<br \/>\nMembers from the neighbourhood, rushed to her aid, only to watch the suspect fleeing into Mhluzi&#8217;s direction.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_95299\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-95299\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-95299\" src=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/06\/sekel-Copy-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2019\/06\/sekel-Copy-520x400.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2019\/06\/sekel-Copy-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-95299\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The bloodied material that was used to bind the victim.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One of the bystanders managed to take a photo of the fleeing man, who covered his face, and the photo was widely shared on social media.<\/p>\n<p>The attacker remained at large for well over a month, until the bravery of a law-abiding Mhluzi resident, resulted in the tip-off on the suspect&#8217;s location.<\/p>\n<p>The Mhluzi resident, who wishes to remain anonymous, says that she initially reported the suspect to the Mhluzi police, who never pitched.<br \/>\nLiving alone with her children, she became concerned about having such a dangerous man walking the streets.<\/p>\n<p>Out of desperation, the tipster called <strong>www.mobserver.co.za<\/strong>, who in turn, contacted the Middelburg SAPS office.<\/p>\n<p>A speedy response led to the arrest of the attacker, who is due to appear in court on charges of sexual assualt.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Also read:<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/99090\/one-dead-early-morning-crash\/\" target=\"_blank\">One dead in early morning crash<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/99014\/fake-notes-belfast-leads-two-arrests\/\" target=\"_blank\">Fake notes in Belfast leads to two arrests<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/98974\/theft-motor-vehicles-rise\/\" target=\"_blank\">Theft of motor vehicles on the rise<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/98900\/accident-claims-life-infant\/\" target=\"_blank\">Accident claims the life of an infant<\/a><\/strong><\/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\" 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