A mother who was attacked and raped in full view of her 12-year-old daughter at their farmhouse in Hankey in the Eastern Cape said she would never forget her alleged assailant’s face nor would she make a mistake in identifying the man who spent four hours with her and her three children.
The 44 year-old woman recalled details of the attack in March last year while testifying under cross-examination in the High Court in Port Elizabeth on Wednesday.
She said the attacker stormed their house just after 8pm as she was getting into bed and her children were in their lounge.
Her husband had gone on a hunting trip, leaving the children aged 15, 12 and 9 at home with their mother.
32 year-old Sebenzile Simane has pleaded not guilty to a string of charges related to the incident.
They include housebreaking, robbery, kidnapping, rape, attempted rape, causing children to witness a sexual offence and attempted murder.
According to his lawyer, Simane insists he was not her attacker and that the woman was making a mistake.
He did, however admit drawing money at an ATM using her bank card after footage was obtained by police.
Simane claims the woman’s bank cards were given to him by a friend but she testified that she gave him her bank cards and PIN number personally.
The trial continues. - ANA
