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Police want man accused of impregnating minor in Kopong

Teenage pregnancy
Teenage pregnancy

Mogoditshane police are in pursuit of a suspect accused of defiling and impregnating a 17-year-old girl in Kopong.

The matter came to light after the teenager’s mother reported to the police on Friday that her daughter was in a relationship with an older man, and she had recently discovered that the girl was pregnant.

According to Mogoditshane Police Station Commander, Superintendent Mbiganyi Letsholathebe, preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect, who is known to the family, had allegedly been dating the girl since January this year.

Editor's Comment
Mob justice isn't just

A young man suspected of breaking into a car was seized by residents, severely assaulted, and died in the hospital within an hour. We unreservedly condemn this mob justice. It is not a solution to crime, but a criminal offence that turns citizens into murderers.Residents are understandably angry about theft. The person who raised the alarm at 4am acted lawfully, and the neighbours who rushed to help showed community spirit. But what followed was...

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