27/10/2021
LAUDIUM MAN ARRESTED FOR ALLEGED R**E OF TEEN
A man was arrested for allegedly ra**ng a teenage girl in Laudium on Sunday.
The 14-year-old girl was walking in Itireleng informal settlement when the incident happened, said Laudium police spokesperson Sergeant Simon Chokoe.“As she was walking, the teenager was approached by a man who forcefully grabbed her by the hand and took her to a room in the informal settlement where he allegedly r***d her,” said Chokoe.
He said that the teenager was rescued by a community member.On Tuesday, the 31-year-old suspect handed himself to the local police station and he was immediately arrested for r**e, Chokoe said.
Laudium SAPS station commander Lieutenant Colonel Margaret Nkwane urged members of the community to continue reporting any sort of crime to the police without fear on 08600 10111 or their local police.
The suspect arrested will appear before the Atteridgeville magistrate’s court soon.