Dad held for raping daughter
2008-03-26 13:15
Johannesburg - A 37-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday in connection with the rape of his six-year-old daughter in Zola north, Soweto police said.
Inspector Kay Makhubele said the girl's mother noticed at about 19:00 on Tuesday that her child had been raped.
"She discovered that it was the father and reported the matter to the members of the Community Policing Forum. They opened a case and went to arrest the man at 03:00 today (Wednesday).
"They then handed him over to the police," he said.
Makhubele said the man was currently detained at Jabulani police station and would appear on rape charges in the Protea Magistrate's Court soon.
The little girl was taken for treatment and examination to a local hospital.
- SAPA