Uncle Rapes 12 Year Old Niece

The court also heard how the uncle Mosepedi Mothudi of Sekoma village, raped the child after he had called her into the house while she was playing with other children. He beat the child with a stick before he raped her.  The incident happened on May 8, 2014.

The child would report the matter to a confidante who encouraged her to go and tell her mother. However the mother was reluctant to pursue the matter until the child confided to her class teacher the ordeal.  The  teacher then engaged the police and district commissioner’s office in the matter. The statement further explained that the complainant was taken to Mabutsane clinic for examination. The accused admitted before the Deputy District Commissioner and investigating officer that indeed he had sex with the complainant and claimed she  was his wife.