3-yr-old says Oupa raped her
2003-09-09 13:41
Johannesburg -
Soweto police are investigating a man suspected of raping his three-year-old granddaughter.
Sergeant Mpho Kgasoane on Tuesday said the girl's father noticed she was behaving strangely when she visited him in Alexandra. The girl had been staying with her grandfather in Diepkloof since 2001.
She complained of stomach pains and the father took her to a clinic, where it was discovered that the girl had been sexually penetrated.
The girl told the clinic staff that her grandfather put a "brown stick" into her private parts. She was given treatment. The clinic staff and the father reported the case to the police.
The suspect has not been arrested as police are still investigating.
It was commendable that the girl's father had reported the rape because mothers were often the ones who took a stand against the abuse of children, Kgasoane said.
- SAPA