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FILE PHOTO OF INITIATES
Eastern Cape police have confirmed the arrest of a 39-year-old man on Friday, after an initiate (18) was allegedly raped in one of the initiation schools in Centane on Monday, 23 December 2024.
Police spokesperson Majola Nkohli said the circumstances surrounding the incident are forming part of the investigation.
Details are still sketchy, but Nkohli said the suspect is neither a traditional surgeon nor a nurse.
The 39-year-old suspect is due to appear in the Centane magistrate's court on Monday, 30 December 2024 on a charge of rape.
