/ 4 March 1999

114-YEAR-OLD DIES AFTER RAPE

AN EASTERN Cape woman said to be 114 years old died after she was raped by 29-year-old man, police said Wednesday. Dina Boesaka was raped her in her home in Kwanonzamo township near Humansdorp by a man apparently known to her. She died later in hospital. “Family members say Mrs. Boesaka was 114 years old and was to turn 115 next month, but we cannot confirm that until we have found her identity document,” said a plice representative.