Rapist found asleep on granny's bed
2013-02-09 07:20
Johannesburg – A half-blind, hearing-impaired grandmother
was allegedly raped by a man who then fell asleep in her bed in Mthuvi village,
Dutywa, Eastern Cape police said on Friday.
Police spokesperson Jackson Manatha said the 69-year-old
woman was sleeping in a rondavel with her 12-year-old grandson when a man broke
in at 02:00 on Wednesday.
"We suspect that the man was able to push the door
open without waking the granny because she cannot hear properly."
Manatha said the woman was also "partly blind".
Her grandson told the police he heard noises, but thought
his grandmother was going outside to the toilet.
"The man allegedly raped the granny and was able to
stop her from screaming. She then ran out of the rondavel and was found at 07:00
sleeping next to the garden by one of the neighbours," he said.
The neighbour took the woman inside the rondavel to see
why she had slept outside.
"But the neighbour was shocked to see running shoes
protruding from the granny’s bed. The man fell asleep in bed... he must have
been drunk," said Manatha.
The neighbour pulled the blanket back to find a man
sleeping in the bed.
"They were supposed to call the police first, but
the suspect woke up and ran away."
The alleged rapist, in his early 20s, was identified is a
neighbour.
He was yet to be arrested.
"We have his name and we are looking for him,"
said Manatha.
- SAPA
