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A 52-year-old man has appeared in the Praktiseer Magistrate’s Court on a rape charge.
NPA spokesperson, Mashudu Malabi Dzhangi, says Sipho Mokwena allegedly raped a three-year-old girl.
“It is alleged that on 18 December 2021, the child was playing in the street with other kids when Mokwena lured her to his house and raped her.
“After the ordeal, Mokwena then released the child and gave her R2 to buy some snacks,” Dzhangi says.
A neighbour spotted the child coming out of Mokwena’s house in Kgautswane and asked why she was not walking normally.
The neighbour informed the child’s mother who took her to a clinic. It was later established that Mokwena had allegedly raped the toddler.
Police arrested him shortly thereafter.
The case was postponed to 30 December for further investigations and a formal bail application.
Earlier this month, Limpopo police arrested a 28-year-old man for allegedly raping and murdering a six-year-old girl.
The child’s body was dumped in Burgersfort.
SAPS spokesperson, Brigadier Motlafela Mojapelo, says the girl’s mother noticed that she was not playing with the other children.
A search was initiated and when the community could not locate her, the police were called.
“Police launched a manhunt for the man. He lived in the same street where the girl’s body was found – in a neighbour’s yard. He was arrested and preliminary investigations revealed that the child was raped before she was killed,” Mojapelo said.
The man has since appeared in court and investigations continue.