The girl was raped and stabbed repeatedly after being dragged into a forest in the Eastern Cape
A man has been arrested for allegedly raping and stabing a 15-year-old girl in Maxesibeni on Good Friday, where he was blindfolded.
According to the Eastern Cape police, the arrest of the 23-year-old suspect was a step forward in the case.
The teenager was on his way home when a man dragged her into a nearby forest and raped her around 2.30pm last Friday.
According to the ongoing investigation, the suspect did not stop there but continued stabbing him in the upper body which resulted in him losing his sight. "
The deceased came out of the woods and fell onto the road where he collapsed before residents found him around 15:30.
The suspect was charged with rape and assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm following his arrest on Thursday.
Eastern Cape police commissioner Lieutenant-General Nomthetheleli Mene welcomed the arrests. The man was expected to appear in the Mount Ayliff Magistrate's Court on Monday.
Eastern Cape police commissioner Lieutenant-General Nomthetheleli Mene said the arrests should be considered part of our efforts to end the scourge of violence against women and children in the province.
Mene in a statement said Friday. "The girl is injured and in a lot of pain, but we are comforted that the suspect in this case has been arrested and is being held accountable."
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