Bishop Lavis police have confirmed that a 24-year-old man has been taken in for questioning following the alleged sexual assault of a five-year-old Bonteheuwel girl.
News24 Wire After he was arrested for the first offence he committed when the victim was 11-year-old, he appeared in court and was released on R500 bail. Picture for illustration: iStock
Port Elizabeth police spokesperson Colonel Priscila Naidu said the 32-year-old had raped the girl in February 2018 and in March 2020.
After he was arrested for the first offence he committed when the victim was 11-year-old, he appeared in court and was released on R500 bail. However, the court case was struck off the roll in January 2019 after both mother and daughter failed to attend the court hearings.
The mother was sleeping in the same house when the daughter was raped, said Naidu.
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