Tragedy has struck the Magini family after their 13-year-old was allegedly sexually assaulted by a known member of the Mawonga village, Ntabankulu on Christmas.
The family of a young child that was raped by is crying out to the government to uphold the law and arrest the culprit that wronged their child and family. According to Themba Magini, the grandfather of the child, no arrests have been made since the incident.
“The culprit is known and his family came to visit and tried to apologise, to which we replied, the child is still in hospital, and they should also bring the suspect to the meeting. As we heard it, one man raped my granddaughter with four others watching without helping. It was only when other witnesses came along that the suspect ran away and the remaining four mentioned all that they saw. The police came to collect DNA from two of those witnesses. The man that violated the child is still walking around as if nothing happened, we are worried that the schools are opening, and the child has to face the music. We will not retaliate, we want the law to run its course,” cried out Magini
Local traditional leadership under Inkosi Nosizwe Zanele Dweba has voiced out concerns over the lack of care of women and children in the AmaMpondo areas.
“We heard that one of the suspect’s families visited the bereaved family to apologise, upon being asked where the suspect was, they said that he was at an initiation school but was later seen walking about. The child burst her womb, so she has a less unfortunate future than others, the hospital had to transfer her to Mthatha for further care, said Dweba.
Tsileng Sobuthongo, the Mayor of Ntabankulu Local Municipality, denounced the rape of a minor that occurred in Mawonga village’s Ward 1. Together with the Department of Health and Social Development, the Municipality paid a visit to the girl’s home after she was raped.
“A 13-year-old girl was taken advantage allegedly by an adult man of the same village who raped her next to her home, Said Sobuthongo. I applaud the swift action by law the South African Police Service (SAPS), Health, and Social development. Necessary measures were taken to protect the victim including DNA sampling for evidence collection,” mentioned Sobuthongo.
The victim is receiving counselling assistance from social workers as SAPS moves forward with its investigations. After all the evidence has been collected, arrests are anticipated.
Warrant officer Majola Nkohli of SAPS has confirmed the incident and said that the case is still under investigation. He concluded that a preliminary investigation is being conducted and the case docket is with the national prosecuting authority (NPA).
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