/ 20 November 1999

CHILD RAPISTS IN COURT AGAIN

FOUR neatly dressed Orlando West boys aged between seven and 10 years again appeared in the Protea Magistrate’s Court on Thursday to face charges of sexually assaulting a two-year-old girl. The boys, dressed in checked shirts and denims — seemingly unaware of what was happening to them — made their way to the dock while court officials stuck to their orders not to allow anyone into the in-camera proceedings. It was their second appearance since their arrest on November 4. They were not asked to plead to a charge of indecent assault. Magistrate Mohamed Jooma remanded the boys to a juvenile place of safety until December 2 for further investigations.