Man rapes grandchild, 14
2006-01-23 13:20
Villiers - A Free State man has been arrested for raping his 14-year-old granddaughter in November and December last year, police said on Monday.
Her 40-year-old grandfather and grandmother tried to convince her not to report the incidents by giving her R100 and buying her a cellphone, said Constable Christopher Mophiring.
They allegedly also promised to send her money every month.
The girl, from Rathanda near Heidelberg, had been staying with her grandparents in Qalabotjha near Villiers.
"When she eventually left Villiers, she reported the matter to the police in Heidelberg," said Mophiring.
Her grandfather would appear in court on Monday on two charges of rape, he said.
- SAPA