/ 18 February 2002

SA BOY GANG RAPED

FIVE men allegedly sodomised a 13-year-old boy for four days in a caravan at Zamdela township’s Chris Hani Section near Sasolburg, northern Free State police said on Sunday. Inspector Stephen Thakeng said the boy, who was unconscious, was admitted to the Sasolburg Hospital in a serious condition on Saturday. The boy was allegedly held in the caravan from Tuesday to Friday before his assailants released him. Police said the victim’s grandmother took him to a local doctor who instantly referred him to hospital where his condition worsened. Thakeng said the police had launched a manhunt for the five men. – Sapa