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News24 reports that a 31-year-old police officer stationed at the Paarl police station in the Western Cape has been arrested for allegedly raping a 35-year-old woman at his home.
Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) spokesperson Phaladi Shuping said the incident allegedly took place on Sunday. It is alleged the 35-year-old woman and her male friend were looking for a place to buy alcohol when they met the off-duty police officer at around 01:00. "[They] asked him for a place selling beer. They all went to a certain house where the police officer bought two beers and asked the complainant and her male friend to come to his house. On arrival at the house, they drank the beers, and the male friend later fell asleep on the couch," Shuping indicated. The police officer then allegedly assaulted the complainant, put a knife to her neck and raped her. When the officer went to the bathroom, the woman woke her male friend up and they took off. She reported the incident to the police, and IPID took over the investigation after the suspect was identified as a police officer. The officer was arrested on Monday and appeared in the Paarl Magistrate's Court on Tuesday. The case was postponed to 9 July for a formal bail application.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Noxolo Sibiya at News24
- Lees ook, Polisieman van verkragting beskuldig, by Maroela Media
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