The incident occurred on Sunday after he allegedly called his teenage neighbour to his house where he subsequently raped her twice. Narrating what transpired, Goodhope police station commander, Superintedent, Mogogi Mathaba, said it is alleged that the suspect initially asked the victim’s parents’ whereabouts and the little girl told him that they went to the lands.
The crimes detailed elsewhere in this edition from the loss of a former minister to the heartbreaking murder of a child, and public arson to relentless gender-based violence, paint a distressing picture of a society under strain.These are not isolated tragedies. They are a collective alarm bell, ringing out as we enter a period meant for peace and goodwill.The festive season, while a time of joy, can also amplify existing pressures.
