/ 2 January 2007

Girl tells police of repeated rapes by stepfather

A 15-year-old girl on Monday reported to police that she had repeatedly been raped by her stepfather since February 2006, Mpumalanga police said on Tuesday.

Superintendent Abie Khoabane said the girl reported the rapes after enduring them for almost a year.

”She said she was afraid because he would hurt her if she told police,” he said.

The 45-year-old man was still at large.

Khoabane said police expected to make an arrest soon. – Sapa