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Magoriapitse man arrested for raping 16-year-old neighbour

Tuesday, December 30, 2025 | 490 Views |

A 27-year-old man of Magoriapitse village has been arrested and charged with rape for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl who is also his neighbour.

The incident occurred on Sunday after he allegedly called his teenage neighbour to his house where he subsequently raped her twice.

Narrating what transpired, Goodhope police station commander, Superintedent, Mogogi Mathaba, said it is alleged that the suspect initially asked the victim's parents' whereabouts and the little girl told him that they went to the lands.

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Magoriapitse man arrested for raping 16-year-old neighbour

A 27-year-old man of Magoriapitse village has been arrested and charged with rape for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl who is also his neighbour.

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