Two young girls got raped by a teenager at a sports field in Kagiso, west of Johannesburg.
The two girls who were on the field to have fun got raped by a 19-year-old man.
According to police spokesperson, Capt Solomon Sibiya, the incident occurred on Wednesday afternoon when the six-year-olds were playing alongside some boys.
“The mother of one victim alleged that she was inside her shack with a friend when her daughter was playing in the yard.”
“Her friend’s daughter also arrived and invited her daughter to a nearby ground to play,” he said.
“Some minutes later, their neighbour’s son came running to inform that they were playing with the two victims when an unknown man wearing a balaclava arrived.”
“The man ordered the boys to go home as he took the victims with him towards the nearby bushes.”
The mother blew a whistle to alert the community of the incident.
“On arrival, they noticed one victim coming out of the bushes in tears and bleeding. The suspect was still continuing to rape another victim when residents pounced on him,” said Sibiya.
The man allegedly fled the scene immediately after noticing that he had been caught.
The community members trailed him and found the suspect at a nearby industrial area.
They attacked and assaulted the suspect as soon as they found him.
“The suspect was assaulted and the police called to the scene of the crime. He was later taken to a local hospital in a critical but stable condition.”
“He sustained severe injuries to the head and upper body,” according to Sibiya.
The violated minors were immediately taken to the hospital for examination and treatment.
Kagiso police station charged the suspect to two counts of rape.
Family violence and sexual offenses unit of the police is investigating the rape case.
Station commander, Brig Themba Maduna have called on community members to ensure they keep a close eye on their children.
“We must accept that there are cruel and dangerous individuals within our communities.”
“We need to be always extra vigilant by watching our children like hawks every second and also educate our children not to associate or talk to strangers”.
