Perpetrators of sexual violence against the vulnerable, particularly elderly women should have no place in society, North West Premier Thandi Modise said on Sunday. Expressing shock about the rape of a 92 year old Mmakau granny, who was allegedly repeated raped in the early hours of Sunday morning, Premier Modise reiterated her earlier call for intensified united action against crime and the scourge of rape.
“When the elderly are living in fear of being raped by children old enough to be their grandchildren in some instances, society should stand up to stamp the tide of the scourge of rape and say enough is enough,” said Modise.
The Premier added that crime was eroding the moral fibre and needs to be fought on all fronts. She also called on the community to assist police in their investigations to ensure that the perpetrator responsible for the heinous crime is behind bars.
Modise also called on crime prevention structures such as Community Policing Forums, street committees and neighbourhood watch to look into providing elderly women who are staying on their own with whistles which they could blow to alert their neighbourhood of the threat of the scourge of rape and other crimes in their homes.
According to police, the perpetrator had forcefully broken the granny’s front door which was chain locked in order to gain entry. Spokesperson for the North West Police, Captain Adele Myburgh said the man repeatedly raped the woman for three hours before fleeing on foot.
Myburgh said that the elderly woman who was severely traumatised was taken to hospital.
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