DURBAN - A police officer is due in the Mtunzini Magistrate’s Court in two weeks’ time for a bail application after he appeared in the same court on rape charges.
The constable, 36, with 13 years of service in the South African Police Service allegedly raped two teens. He stands accused of raping the second teen while the first rape was being investigated.
Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) spokesperson Grace Langa said after the constable appeared in court on November 4, he was charged by Ipid for two cases of rape opened in Mandini after both cases were discussed with the senior public prosecutor.
June 13, 2021
It is alleged that on June 13, 2021, a 15-year-old girl was at a traditional ceremony at Ndulinde Reserve when she went to buy airtime with her friend. On their way to the shop, they came across the suspect who was allegedly in his car and apparently offered them a lift to the shop and promised to drop them off there. However, he allegedly drove past the shop and the complainant and her friend asked him where he was taking them.
“It is alleged that he then pulled out his firearm and placed it on the armrest of the vehicle and drove to his place of residence with them. On arrival, he ordered them to enter his house. The complainant and her friend told him they wanted to go to the toilet and ran away. The suspect caught the complainant and brought her back to his house where he raped her,” Langa said.
June 14, 2021
It is alleged that the suspect locked the complainant in his house and went to work. When he returned from work, he allegedly raped her again.
June 15, 2021
The suspect allegedly took the complainant home.
October 27, 2021
It is alleged that at 7.40pm, a 16-year-old complainant was walking alone when she came across the suspect in his car. He allegedly told the complainant that he wanted to speak to her. When she refused he allegedly promised that he was not going to take her away.
“When the complainant entered his car, the suspect allegedly ordered the driver to drive to his homestead where the suspect allegedly ordered the complainant to go inside his house and he allegedly raped her. On the following morning, he allegedly let her go,” Langa said.
October 30, 2021
It is alleged that the suspect went to the complainant and said he wanted to speak to her.
“It is alleged that he then forcefully took the complainant and told her to go and withdraw the case against him. If she does not, he was going to kill her, she was told. Out of fear the complainant went to the police station to withdraw the case but the police noticed that something was amiss. They called the station commander who interviewed the complainant and he then opened a case of intimidation, kidnapping and defeating the ends of justice,” Langa said.
She said the suspect was later arrested.
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