/ 27 December 2008

Two-year-old allegedly raped in Butterworth

A two-year-old girl was allegedly raped at Zingqayi Village in Butterworth on December 25, Eastern Cape police said on Friday.

”The child went missing after a playing with a one-year-old boy,” said Captain Jackson Manatha.

”Her cries were then heard by her next door neighbour, who went into the house next door to check what was happening … when she opened the door she saw a 22-year-old man zipping up his trousers … the man then ran away when he saw the neighbour.”

Manatha said he was not sure if the man was related to the child. The girl was in a stable condition.

A 17-year-old girl was gang raped at party at Xilinxa Village on Christmas day.

”It is alleged that seven suspects entered through a window, and found the girl in a room in the house the party was at. They then gang raped her and ran away … her parents then found her in the room,” Manatha said.

No arrests were made and police were investigating.

Meanwhile, police also arrested a man for the murder of a 46-year-old woman that took place on Friday at Mboya Village.

‘She was killed with battle axes on at about 1am … details were still sketchy,” he said. – Sapa