Burglar rapes toddler, 2
2005-12-28 10:39
Bethlehem - A two-year-old girl was raped in a burglary in Tseki village in Qwaqwa on Christmas night, police said on Wednesday.
Police said the child was sleeping with her mother in bed when an intruder took the girl and abused her.
"She (the mother) never heard when the child was taken from the bed," police spokesman Constable Christopher Mophiring said.
"Her sister noticed the child was bleeding when she entered the house and found her standing naked in the kitchen."
The door was open and a cellphone had been stolen.
The child was taken to hospital for medical examination.
Charges of housebreaking, rape and theft are being investigated.
In an incident on Monday, a 63-year-old woman from Dithotaneng village in Qwaqwa was raped in her house when a man kicked in the door and attacked her.
"The suspect is known to her. A case of housebreaking with intent to rape and rape is being investigated," Mophiring said.
- SAPA