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Cape Argus reports that two police officers alleged to have kidnapped and raped a woman to whom they offered a lift on a farm in Moorreesburg have been arrested.
Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) spokesperson Phaladi Shuping confirmed the arrests on 15 February. The incident is believed to have taken place on 8 February just after 10:30pm near a gravel road in Moorreesburg. The 27-year old victim was travelling to the residence of her boyfriend from her workplace on a farm when she was apparently offered a lift by the two police officers who said they could take her to her destination. In doing so, they allegedly raped her more than five times, including forcing her to allegedly perform oral sex. After dropping the victim off at her destination, they gave her five beers. Whistle blower Zona Morton said a pandemic was growing within the police force, with this being the fifth case in the province involving allegations of rape. She urged the provincial commissioner to act immediately in providing GBV workshops for police members under his command.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Genevieve Serra at Cape Argus
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