Police want man accused of impregnating minor in Kopong

Tuesday, October 28, 2025 | 190 Views |

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.

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