Mogoditshane Police Investigate Teen Rape

Mogoditshane police are investigating a case in which a 17-year-old girl was raped on Saturday night.

Confirming the case, station commander superintendent Russ Letsebe told The Monitor that the incident occurred after nine in the evening. He said the teenage girl said she was taking a walk with her 18-year-old boyfriend at Nkoyaphiri location when an unknown suspect attacked them.

“She said her boyfriend tried to fight the suspect off, but was overpowered and intimidated after he threatened to stab him with a knife,” Letsebe said.

Editor's Comment
BPF should get house in order

Speaker of the National Assembly, Dithapelo Keorapetse, has this week rightly washed his hands of the mess, refusing to wade into a party squabble that has no clear leadership and no single version of the truth.When a single party sends six different letters to the Speaker’s office, each claiming to be the authoritative voice, it is not just confusion, but an embarrassment.Keorapetse is correct to insist on institutional boundaries. Parliament...

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