Police Launch Manhunt For 26-year-old Man Who Raped His Sister In Their Shared Bedroom

Police in Letsitele have announced that they are searching for a young man in connection with the rape of his 16-year-old sister that occurred at Babanana village.

According to Brigadier Hlulani Mashaba, the spokeswoman, the incident occurred on September 21 at approximately 10 p.m.

Mashaba stated that the 16-year-old girl was sleeping in the bedroom she shares with her 11-year-old and 26-year-old brothers, based on the information she had received.

“It is reported that the elder brother joined the victim who was sleeping on separate blankets with her younger brother. The suspect allegedly undressed the victim and raped her while the younger brother was asleep,” Mashaba said.

The raped adolescent went to school the next day without telling anyone about what had happened.

“Fortunately, while attending school, the victim was confronted by one of the educators who noticed that something was wrong with her. The teenager informed the educator that she was raped by her brother in the evening,” said Mashaba.

“Afterwards, the educator attempted to locate the mother of the victim for a while but she was not successful. On Monday, October 30, the educator managed to find the victim’s mother and told her what has happened between her children.”

After that, on Wednesday, the mother spoke with a social worker, and together they reported the event to the Letsitele police station in Limpopo.

“A rape case was immediately opened against the elder brother of the victim, who is currently on the run. A manhunt is underway for his arrest,” said Mashaba.

Anyone with information that could be helpful should get in touch with Crime Stop at 086-001-0111, the Tzaneen Family Violence, Child Protection, and S*xual Offenses (FCS), their local police station, or the My SAPS App.

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A similar incident happen in February 2019, the then 10-year-old victim, who was living with her grandmother and her two brothers, reported to two of her friends that she was at home at A-Section in Botshabelo with her 35-year-old brother, who took her into the bedroom, threatened her with death if she said anything to anyone about the incident, and raped her.

On another day, the other brother forced himself onto the victim and raped her too.

In August the Free State brothers were found guilty of raping their 10-year-old sister and threatening to kill her if she told anybody about the heinous acts. The two brothers, ages 27 and 35, were found guilty and given sentences by the Botshabelo Regional Court for the rape of the young girl.