North West Premier Thandi Modise calls for no bail for granny’s rape suspect
Perpetrators of sexual violence against the vulnerable, particularly elderly women should have no place in society, North West Premier Thandi Modise said in calling for no bail for the suspect arrested in connection with the rape and murder of a 60-year-old woman in Tigane township near Hartbeesfontein.
“We condemn in the strongest terms possible the callous and ghastly act which is alleged to have been committed by a 35-year-old man who has since been arrested and call on real men to protect our elderly against the twin demons of rape and gender based violence,” stressed Premier Modise expressed shock and reiterated her call for intensified united action against crime and the scourge of rape.
Modise said that when the elderly are living in fear of being raped by those old enough to be their children and grandchildren, society should stand up to stamp the tide of the scourge of rape and say enough is enough.
She added that crime was eroding the moral fibre and needs to be fought on all fronts. According to police, the woman had been drinking with a relative in another part of the township and asked to be walked home around 10pm on Sunday night.
“According to the information, the suspect volunteered to accompany the victim but instead of accompanying her to her place, allegedly took her to another room, raped and stabbed her several times with a knife at the back of her head, then dragged her outside the house,” said Captain Pelonomi Makau.
On Monday morning, neighbours saw the woman's body lying outside the suspect's house and called the police.
“He was the last person to be seen with the victim and his clothes had blood stains on them,” said Makau.
The man was arrested and charged with rape and murder. He was scheduled to appear in the Hartbeesfontein Magistrate's Court on Tuesday.
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