Msobomvu police have arrested a 24-year-old man in connection with the rape of a 54-year-old woman, Eastern Cape police said on Saturday.
“It is alleged that the suspect accosted the victim at Booi Farm, Butterworth, on Friday… at about [11.50am]. The suspect was armed with [a] sword when he allegedly raped the victim,” Captain Jackson Manatha said.
“Msobomvu police were alerted about the alleged rape and they responded swiftly. The suspect was chased by the police with the assistance of the community. He was caught within the farm and his sword was also recovered.”
The man had been charged with rape and would appear in the Butterworth Magistrate’s Court on Monday, he said.
– African News Agency (ANA)
