9 teens appear for gang rape
2013-02-22 21:28
Bloemfontein - Nine youths, including five minors,
appeared in the Heilbron Magistrate's Court on Friday in connection with the
gang rape of a 24-year-old woman, said Free State police.
Police spokesperson Peter Kareli said the case against
the boys was postponed to 1 March as the boys did not have legal
representation.
The five minors were released into the custody of their
guardians.
Police said the youths, aged between 15 and 19, were
arrested after an attack on a couple returning from a family gathering in the
Phiritona area.
A group of boys assaulted the man and woman, demanding
money and cellphones.
The woman's husband escaped and ran for help.
The police were contacted and a search for the woman
begun.
Kareli said the woman was later found near an open field.
She said she had been taken to a quarry and repeatedly
raped by the youths.
- SAPA
