Tshwane Woman Assaulted by Family After Reporting Rape of Toddler by Father

• A woman whose baby daddy raped their toddler and was sentenced to two life terms was assaulted by her family
• Her mother and brother attacked her because she refused to drop the rape case
• The relatives appeared in court and are facing charges of assault with an intent to cause grievous bodily harm

Tebogo Mokwena, a Briefly News current affairs journalist in Johannesburg, South Africa, covered police investigations and court cases at Daily Sun for over three years. Do you have a hard news story you would like to share? Email tebogo.mokwena@briefly.co.za with CA in the subject line.

TSHWANE – A Tshwane woman from Attridgeville was assaulted by her relatives for having her boyfriend, who raped their toddler, arrested. After hearing that he was given a lengthy prison term for his crime, her family turned on her.

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The woman's mother and brother assaulted her

TimesLIVE reports that the woman was attacked last week Friday, 8 March. The attack came after she received news that her child's father was sentenced to two life sentences after he raped their toddler. Previously, the man's family tried to bribe her with R150 to drop the case. Her family tried to convince her that it was in her best interests to drop the rape charges against him. She refused, and justice was served.

Family beats her

When she informed her mother and brother that he was going to prison for a long time, they became furious and started assaulting her. They slapped her and beat her with a stick. They were arrested the following day and appeared in court. A source in the South African Police Service revealed that her family members have been threatening her to drop the case. Her baby's father also threatened her with a knife and begged her not to open a case.

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Man arrested for sexually assaulting mentally ill girl

In a similar article, Briefly News reported that a man from Limpopo was arrested after he allegedly sexually assaulted a mentally ill 12-year-old girl.

The incident happened in Mathapo village in January after the suspect took the girl from among her friends with whom she was playing.

He then took her to a graveyard and sexually assaulted her. The girl was taken to the clinic by the community, and when the matter was confirmed, the man was arrested.

Source: Briefly News