A MACLEAN town man, charged with raping his 80-year-old mother, told the East London District Court that he would conduct his own defence. The 44-year-old man was not asked to plead and was remanded in custody until May 29. He was arrested by the Maclean police on Sunday in Komga. Police said the man had allegedly committed the crime on August 8, last year, and was missing until arrested in Komga.