SESHEGO FAMILY VIOLENCE, CHILD PROTECTION AND SEXUAL OFFENCES INVESTIGATE THREE COUNTS OF RAPE
POLOKWANE: Police in Seshego have opened a rape case following an alleged gang rape that took place in Mmotong Makgofe, Seshego policing area on Sunday 12 May 2024 at about 02:30.
According to the information, three victims aged 13,14 and 16 were at the street bash at about 02:00, they then decided to go home, they were accompanied by three homeboys, along the way a group of unknown men armed with grass-cutting scissors, and knives approached them. When the three homeboys, who were with the victims, spotted the suspects, they fled.
The suspects forcefully grabbed the victims and took them to the closest RDP house, where they all raped them multiple times before releasing them. They then fled the scene.
The police have opened three counts of rape. The suspects are still at large.
The Provincial Commissioner of the South African Police Service in Limpopo Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe has directed the station management to use all resources at their disposal to track and apprehend the perpetrators. “We cannot stand by while the perpetrators torment women in such inhumane circumstances. These criminals must be found and subjected to a Criminal Justice System ,” remarked General Hadebe.
Anyone with information that can assist with investigations should contact Crime Stop number 0860010111, the nearest police station, or share information on MySAPSApp.
Police investigations continue.
