Mogoditshane Police Investigate Teen Rape

Wednesday, May 08, 2019

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.

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