Dad held for incest
2004-05-03 14:25
Johannesburg - A Soweto man has been arrested for allegedly raping his daughter repeatedly since 1992, resulting in the birth of a mentally retarded child, police said on Monday.
Sergeant Richard Munyai said the man's daughter, aged 27, reported the rapes on Sunday morning after her father allegedly raped her again at their home in Braamfischer, Soweto.
The 58-year-old father and the woman's mother separated in 1992 and the woman lived with her sister and father in Alexandra before they were relocated to Braamfischer a few years ago.
Munyai said the woman said she was not at home when her father called on Sunday to say that the child was sick, but demanded sex when she returned.
She refused. He then grabbed her and allegedly raped her. The father was later arrested after the incident was reported to the police.
He said the man is expected to appear in the Roodepoort magistrate's court soon to face charges of incest.
- SAPA