Grannies fear for their lives
Sister (80) forced to watch as thugs rape gran (71)
HELPLESS: Two grannies say they are their wits' end after being constantly harassed, robbed and assaulted by two young men who live in their area in North West. PHOTO: BOITUMELO TSHEHLE
They have made me sick, I am on ARV treatment since they raped me
TWO North West grannies - one of them HIV positive after being raped - live in fear because the two young men who attacked them at gunpoint are still roaming the streets.
The two grannies, aged 80 and 71, are sisters who live alone in an RDP house in a North West rural village. All of their children are dead.
The grannies said the attack happened in December 2010 and the culprits were arrested but released a few weeks later.
The grannies said they were never called to court and do not know what happened to their case. They told Sowetan that since the culprits were released they have arrived at the house every month-end and robbed them of their pension money and groceries at gunpoint.
Now. every day when the sun sets, they run to the neighbours to sleep there because they are scared the culprits will come and rape them, or worse, kill them.
"I do not enjoy my life. We live in fear because of these boys. They have made me sick, I am on ARV treatment since they raped me," the raped granny told Sowetan during a visit to their home.
" I feel like an animal now," the granny said. "Please wait for a minute, it's time for me to take my pills," she said, opening a plastic pouch full of medication.
She said she still had flashbacks of the assault.
"They took turns raping me and threatened to kill us if we screamed. The one held a knife and the other put a gun to my temple," she said.
"I told them if they touched me I would bite them. They beat me and made me watch as they raped my sister. They also told me that next time they came it would be my turn to get raped," said the other sister.
They want to see the case reopened and the culprits rearrested.
Police spokesman Brigadier Thulani Ngubane said cases of rape and common robbery were opened during December 2010 in Madikwe.
He said the suspects were arrested in December 2010 for rape and common robbery and have been to court 10 times since their arrest.
Ngubane said at present the cases were provisionally withdrawn while waiting for DNA results. He said the allegations made about the harassment and threats were brought to the attention of the investigating officer.
Spokeswoman Captain Adele Myburg said the grannies would still be called to testify. If the allegations of harassment were found to be true the suspects could be rearrested.
- tshehleb@sowetan.co.za
This article was first published in the Sowetan newspaper on 8 June 2012
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1723nevus24
bloody dirty cowards tsa batswana nxa batswana bahlalefa hampe phela kgale e le diskepsel nou week in week out ba batla ho hlahella.Report Abuse
NeoBaBe
Kodwa nkosyam.. Ngibathanda kangaka abant abadal, what on earth is this, isihluku esingaka nkosyam. These hobboes i'm sure akqedwe naskole la. Ningakhathazeki boGogo, someone is going to get them for u..Report Abuse
sarmologadi
This is sick, they need to cut this guys's useless dicks period. I wish the community cn catch them and cut them since our police are useless , nxa, my blood is boiling..sisReport Abuse
africaCanOvercome
Mara why. This is just pure evil. as at times like this where community must act.Report Abuse
TAXI_DRIVER
Guys tell me something, is government aware of the rape cases that we read about in the news papers. Is government going to do something about raising the jail time for rape? Maybe if one of the rapist can rape one of Zuma’s wives then something will be done, and it shouldn’t be once off rape but at least 10 times!!!!!!!!! mxm PISSEDReport Abuse
rasefatee
black man paradiseReport Abuse
MommaC
Then the cops wonder why street justice is becoming more prevalent.Report Abuse
RobinH
SICKOS!rasefatee: "black man paradise" WHAT THE FUXK IS THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?
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lillianm
our government has to do something something about this .cops must stay away now bcos they dont do their job ,let the community deal with rapists and cut their 45once and for all .pls rapists there are bitches who are always thirsty for men you buy one alcohol and get ten rounds go to the shebeens i mean ko spotong not in pubs you will get what you wantReport Abuse
rasefatee
RobinHSICKOS!
rasefatee: "black man paradise" WHAT THE FUXK IS THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?
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you do as you wish rape gogos,2years old,dogs,chickens so what
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