Desperate Search Underway for Pastor After Woman Raped and 4-Month-Old Baby Taken Near Hennops River
- A desperate search is on for a pastor who allegedly fled with a four-month-old baby after raping a woman
- The woman in her 30s was lured to the Hennops River in Atteridgeville under the pretence of receiving prayer
- Police have since arrested the 24-year-old pastor's wife as the search for the infant and the man continues
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GAUTENG — A desperate search is on for a pastor who allegedly fled with a four-month-old baby after raping a woman.
The woman, who is in her 30s, was allegedly assaulted, tied up, and raped near the Hennops River in Atteridgeville, west of Pretoria, on 7 October 2026. The pastor and his wife are reported to have fled the scene with her four-month-old baby.
According to an eNCA field report from the scene, the victim was approached by the pastor and his wife in Deep Sloot and persuaded to travel with them to the Hennops River on the premise of receiving prayer.
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On arrival, she was washed and prayed over before a white cloth was wrapped around her head. She was then strangled, and both her arms and legs were bound.
Pastor's wife arrested
Gauteng police spokesperson Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi has confirmed that the pastor's 24-year-old wife has since been arrested and is being questioned by detectives.
"They are searching the area, but as I said, we have also extended the search in terms of where the detectives are exploring; they are also going to the area where they are staying," she said.
Other stories about pastors being arrested
- A pastor from KwaZulu-Natal was allegedly arrested after paying lobola for 22 women and then defrauding them in the process.
- Televangelist pastor Timothy Omotoso was arrested on 10 May 2025 after the courts acquitted him of various charges.
- A pastor from Khayelitsha in the Western Cape was arrested after he was accused of raping three teen congregants.
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