Letlhakane police worried by rape cases

He said efforts to stop the residents from selling liquor in their houses, especially illegal home-made brews, were futile. “Some even trick us into believing that they drink tea as they put khadi in a big teapot, consuming it the whole day.” One of the recent cases involved the rape of a 15-year-old girl by a 20-year-old man.  Police say the man dragged the girl to his house where he raped her.

“Often times under age girls are victims of rape because of illegal trading of liquor in their households,” Maphephu said. The station commander said he believed that many cases were not reported to the police because the victims chose to remain silent.