Dad suspected of raping baby
2002-11-22 19:17
Port Elizabeth - A five-month-old baby from Uitenhage died after she was allegedly raped by her father, police said on Friday.
Inspector Marianette Olivier said the rape allegedly took place on Monday on the farm Sanddrif.
The baby's 19-year-old mother apparently realised that something was wrong with the baby on Tuesday. The baby seemed dehydrated.
A doctor in town prescribed medicine, but when the baby's condition didn't improve, the mother took the baby to Kareedouw Hospital.
A doctor concluded that the baby might have been raped.
The baby was transferred to Livingstone Hospital, but died at 23:00 on Tuesday night.
The father was arrested on Friday after a complaint was lodged on Thursday afternoon.
Olivier said he would appear in the Joubertina magistrate's court on Monday on charges of rape and murder.
- SAPA