Rapist confesses before dying
07/11/2006 18:22  - (SA)  

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Port Elizabeth - A man has died from injuries inflicted by an outraged Motherwell mob after he raped a five-year-old girl.

Police spokesperson Verna Brink said the child's mother had told elders about the rape, which took place on Saturday.

The residents then mobilised to take action against the alleged rapist.

Brink said: "Some beat him with sjamboks and their fists while others held him down."

Police dispersed the crowd and took a badly injured 35-year-old Mhleli Phali, along with the girl's mother, to the police station.

"Phali confessed to raping the girl.

"He said told her to go to the shop for him and when she came back, he raped her in his home and threatened to kill her if she told anyone," said Brink.

He also told police he had given her 50 cents before sending her home.

Phali died on the way to hospital, said Brink.

"The mother is being questioned because she did not report the rape to the police immediately and took matters into her own hands, but no arrests have been made."

- SAPA

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