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SowetanLive reports that a suspect has been arrested in connection with the rape of two nurses in Ga-Chuene, Limpopo, the Friday night before last. He has also been linked to several other cases.
The 27-year-old is facing multiple charges, including robbery and possession of stolen property and will appear at the Polokwane Magistrate's Court on Monday. On Sunday, premier Phophi Ramathuba confirmed the suspect’s arrest at his home in Feke village, Ga-Maja, on Saturday where police recovered a firearm and items linked to other crimes. “Preliminary investigations reveal the suspect is connected to more than 10 serious cases within the Lebowakgomo policing area,” said Ramathuba. She added the attack at Ga-Chuene Clinic was not only a violation of the nurses but also a direct assault on healthcare services in the province. Ramathuba questioned the performance of security personnel, noting that three guards at the clinic were overpowered during the attack. “You can’t have three security guards being overpowered by one person. Yes, we understand that he was carrying a gun, but what is frustrating is that he took the two female nurses and left our female security guard, who was not handcuffed like the other males. She had the opportunity to call the police, the matron, or the HOT [Health Operations Team], but she did not.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Koena Mashale at TimesLIVE
- Read too, Denosa welcomes arrest of man accused of abducting, raping two nurses at Limpopo clinic, at EWN
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