Man (37) rapes old woman more than twice his age
In an incident that left Madingwane village residents near Goodhope shocked, a 37-year old man raped a 76-year old woman last week Friday.
The victim who is said to be still trembling in fear was alone sleeping inside an unlocked house. The youthful rapist, allegedly got into the yard, opened the door and walked straight to the bedroom to join the old woman in bed. The helpless granny failed to scream for help as she already had a faint voice due to old age.
It is alleged that the suspect undressed the old woman and raped her, finished the ill-act, then fell into a deep sleep, next to the old woman.
The victim then dressed up and escaped to report to her neighbours after realising the rapist was fast asleep, leaving him inside her bedroom. Getting to hear the heart-breaking story, the shocked neighbours reported the matter to the police.
When reached for a comment, a neighbour to the victim told The Midweek Sun that it looks like the suspect had long planned the act. 'He came by the time everyone was not around, it is obvious that he had long planned to rape the old woman,' she said.
Confirming the rape incident to The Midweek Sun, Assistant Superintendent Bigani Mpindi said they arrived at the scene immediately after the report. 'The suspect had manged to escape from the old woman's room, but the police followed his shoe tracks and later arrested him,' Mpindi said, adding that the suspect is in police custody while investigations continue.