Three men have appeared in the Taung Magistrate’s Court in the North West, in connection with several rapes of a 12-year-old girl.
Sixty one-year-old Gaolatlwe Tsienyane, 56-year-old Ruele Matlhola and 20-year-old Tshiamo Motsage were arrested over the weekend on allegations of stalking, sexually grooming and eventually raping the child.
The family of the girl discovered this after she was found to have fallen pregnant. The girl turned 13 on Tuesday. The trio’s next court appearance is expected to be in the Kgomotso Magistrate’s Court next week, where they’ll apply for legal representation. They have been remanded in custody.
The mother of the child is calling on the court to deny the three suspects bail.
“I don’t want them to get bail. These people have ruined her future. They should stay in jail and get their sentences while in jail. I want them to rot in jail,” says the mother.
Meanwhile, community leader Thapelo Matshwe says men must stand up against the abuse of women and children.
“Our children must be protected by us, it’s high time that men take a stand and fight these kind of things,” says Matshwe.
The three men, aged 56, 61 and 20, appeared on charges of raping a young girl from Pampierstad in the Northern Cape on the day she celebrates her 13th Birthday. She is now 5months pregnant. #sabcnews pic.twitter.com/7inWFiAYSA
— Nkgono Neria (@neriahlakotsa) November 27, 2018
Reuben Mathlola is one of the 3 men charged for the rape of a 12-year-old in the Northern Cape, he has appeared at the Taung Magistrates Court #sabcnews pic.twitter.com/WehO7OSWIG
— Nkgono Neria (@neriahlakotsa) November 27, 2018
Third suspect in the rape of a twelve-year-old girl in the Northern Cape, Ben Motsage, is also appearing in the Taung Magistrates Court. #sabcnews pic.twitter.com/b9wrDGj1FD
— Nkgono Neria (@neriahlakotsa) November 27, 2018
One of the men charged with the rape of a 12-year-old in the Northern Cape has appeared in the Taung Magistrates Court. The Magistrate tells him that if he found guilty, he might get life imprisonment. #sabcnews pic.twitter.com/4NUXr70bg4
— Nkgono Neria (@neriahlakotsa) November 27, 2018
