Man in court for allegedly raping 14-year-old niece

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FRANCISTOWN: A 35-year-old Semitwe village man was Tuesday arraigned before Magistrate Ditebogo Ntuli for allegedly raping his 14-year-old niece.

The man, who cannot be named to protect the identity of the alleged victim, allegedly started having sex with his niece from 2019 where she was about 10 until recently.

When the accused appeared in court for arraignment, prosecutor Moatlhodi Macheng made an application for the accused to be remanded in custody on reasons that will be advanced by the Investigating Officer (IO), Detective Constable Oteng Kgathego.

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