A nine-year-old girl was raped at her home in Mshenguville in Munsieville, Krugersdorp earlier this week, police said on Wednesday. The attack happened when the girl’s 33-year-old mother left her alone and asleep at the house when she went to visit her friend at 7pm on Monday, Inspector Yolande Bouwer said. The child woke up when she heard noises. An unknown man walked into her room, approached her, put his hand over her mouth and allegedly raped her. Afterwards, the suspect searched the house, took the mother’s handbag containing R220 and left the scene. The child’s mother returned at 5am on Tuesday morning and discovered her child had been raped. The girl was taken to a local hospital for medical treatment and discharged. – Sapa