A third suspect is behind bars in connection with nine rapes committed in the Sekhukhune district of Limpopo between 2017 and 2018.
Limpopo police spokesperson Brig Motlafela Mojapelo said the suspects — a taxi driver and two friends — were arrested in October 2018 after 10 women aged between 19 and 32 were raped and robbed of their valuables with a similar modus operandi linking the cases.“The third suspect was released due to lack of evidence until he was recently linked through forensic evidence.
“One suspect would use pepper spray while the driver drove to nearby bushes. The three perpetrators would then take turns raping the victims and thereafter rob them of their valuables such as cellphones and handbags,” he said. When the first incident occurred on July 29 2017 at about 9.45pm in bushes near Ga-Selala village under the Mecklenburg policing area, the driver and his friend allegedly raped a 32-year-old woman and robbed her of valuables.
On September 16 2018, also in the Mecklenburg policing area, two women were allegedly raped by the three suspects and robbed of their valuables.Mojapelo said the 31-year-old suspect will appear in the Mecklenburg magistrate’s court on January 11 for a formal bail application. His two alleged accomplices will return to court on February 22 to apply for bail.
“The three suspects are facing charges of rape, robbery and possession of suspected stolen property.”
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