7 held for robbery and rape
2013-02-11 17:29
Johannesburg - Seven men were arrested at the weekend for
allegedly robbing a couple and raping the woman in Makwassie, near
Wolmaransstad, North West police said on Monday.
A group of seven men, armed with knives, accosted the
27-year-old woman and her boyfriend shortly after they left a tavern on
Saturday morning, said police spokesperson Amanda Funani.
The men, aged between 18 and 21, took their cellphones.
"They allegedly took the lady and left the boyfriend
behind, who ran to police station," said Funani. She claimed that the men
raped the woman.
Police arrived and arrested the men, who would appear in
the Makwassie Magistrates' Court on Tuesday on charges of armed robbery and
rape.
- SAPA