Uncle up for niece's rape
2003-08-08 10:54
Johannesburg - A 56-year-old man is to appear in Tembisa magistrate's court on Friday in connection with the rape of his 11-year-old niece, police said.
Captain Velethi Mayisela said the girl, whose parents had died, was staying with her grandmother and uncle.
The girl became ill on Thursday and the uncle took her to a hospital where nurses who examined her discovered she had been raped.
They asked the uncle to fetch a female relative and told her of their suspicions when she arrived.
The female relative reported the crime and the uncle was arrested.
- SAPA