ANCWL decries rape of elderly
2013-02-21 19:03
Durban - The ANC Women’s League in KwaZulu-Natal has
condemned the rape of an elderly woman in KwaDindi, in the Vulindlela area,
outside Pietermaritzburg.
"The league condemns these barbaric acts in the
strongest possible terms and urges the SA Police Service to ensure that the
perpetrator is arrested for Sunday's incident," ANCWL spokesperson
Nonhlanhla Khoza said on Thursday.
Police spokesperson Joey Jeevan told The Witness
newspaper that the woman was about to go to bed in her one-room house around 21:00
when she heard a knock on the door, and another on a window.
She ignored the
knocking.
A man with a knife later climbed through a window, Jeevan
reportedly said.
The man raped the woman several times until the early
hours of Monday morning.
He then threatened the woman and demanded cash.
"This is shocking, cruel and inhumane," Khoza
said.
The ANCWL said it was concerned about the increasing
incidents of rape of elderly women in KwaZulu-Natal.
At least four elderly women were raped last year in the
province.
On Wednesday, Khoza visited the family of a 28-year-old
woman who was raped and killed in Ladysmith two weeks ago.
"Her naked body was dumped in the bush. Some of her
body parts such as eyes, private parts and intestines were missing when the
body was found," she said.
Khoza said it was not known whether the woman's body had
been mutilated, or attacked by animals, as it was decomposed when found by the police.
"The ANCWL strongly believes that courts should
impose the harshest possible punishment against those found guilty of crimes
against women," she said.
- SAPA
