MOPANI – The police in the Mopani Area have arrested two men, aged 22 and 27, and charged them with rape and robbery, following an incident that took place at Bolobedu settlement last Thursday night at about 20:00. The third suspect allegedly committed suicide after the horrific incident.

According to the police spokesperson in the area, Capt Moatshe Ngoepe, the victim, a 95-year-old pensioner, was sleeping alone in the house when the incident took place. According to the police statement, the suspects broke into the victim’s house during the incident.

They allegedly raped her one after the other before robbing her of cash of R700. The matter was reported to the police the following morning. The statement further indicates that the third suspect, whom the police regard as the main culprit, received information that the police were looking for him.

He allegedly told his wife that the police were after him and that he was not prepared to die in prison, since the crime he had committed was of a serious nature. He then allegedly hanged himself from the rafters of his house on Saturday morning.

The search for the other two suspects went on and the first one was arrested on Sunday morning. The second one, a 27-year-old man, was also arrested the following day. They were still to appear before the Bolobedu magistrate’s court at the time of going to press.