A 17-YEAR-old youth was arrested on Monday in connection with the rape of a four-year-old neighbour in Wepener near the Lesotho border in the southern Free State, Bloemfontein police reported on Wednesday. Captain Ernest Mayiki said the youth was arrested after the mother discovered her child bloodied and traumatised. ”On Tuesday, police discovered that the boy may be linked to the rape of two seven-year-olds in the area on Saturday following leads,” Mayiki said. The youth is expected to appear in the Wepener Magistrate’s Court this week. – Sapa