The incident occurred at Langkloof on Saturday, April 5. It is alleged that police attended a complaint at Verena Clinic where the victim was found lying in bed with a gunshot wound on the cheek.

Further investigation indicates that the suspect had somehow stole his father’s safe keys from the wardrobe and then took out the firearm from the safe. It was discovered that the suspect was playing with a firearm when the unfortunate occurred where the firearm was discharged, hitting the cousin. The victim was taken to hospital while the suspect was taken to the police station.

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The suspect was then released to the care of his parents. He is expected to appear in the Mkobola Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, April 9 for attempted murder. His father was also charged for negligent handling of a firearm.

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The incident was reported in the afternoon on the day of the incident. Reports reveal that the victim was returning from a doctor’s appointment when she passed the shop where the suspect forcefully grabbed and raped her inside the shop premises.

The suspect was arrested later that day and appeared in the Mkobola Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, September 19 where the cases was postponed for today.

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Preliminary investigations also revealed that the suspect has previous pending cases of rape and was allegedly out on bail at the time of the recent incident.

Major General (Dr) Zeph Mkhwanazi, the Acting Provincial Commissioner of the SAPS in Mpumalanga, has strongly condemned this disturbing act of Gender-Based-Violence committed against the defenceless victim. He urged members of the public to allow legal processes to proceed without resulting to vigilante justice, which could compromise the integrity of the investigation.

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