3 held for killing rapist
2008-09-29 20:18
Johannesburg - Three people were arrested after they beat an alleged rapist to death, Eastern Cape police said on Monday.
"A couple in their fifties made a report at the Nemato police station on Saturday, saying that an attacker entered their house, and tried to rape their daughter," said Captain Mali Govender.
The couple told police they tried to ward off the attacker while he was trying to rape their daughter and they assaulted him.
"Police opened a case of attempted rape...and when they investigated further, they then found the body of the alleged rapist who was severely beaten."
The couple as well as their 27-year-old son were arrested.
They will appear in the Port Alfred Magistrate's Court on Tuesday.
- SAPA