Police spokeswoman Captain Nomvula Mbense confirmed that Xolani Vanqa, 25, was arrested on July 28 after the woman he had allegedly raped spotted him in a taxi.

"She was on her way home from church and saw the two men who had allegedly raped her weeks before," Mbense said.

"She immediately contacted the investigating officer by text message. The men did not even seem to recognise her."

The woman wrote down the taxi's registration number and the driver, who seemed to know the suspect, was questioned and Vanqa was arrested later that day.

"The other suspect is still on the run and police are looking for him.

"Vanqa is in police custody and has appeared in court and faces charges of murder, attempted murder, rape and hijacking," Mbense said.

Vanqa and his accomplice allegedly hijacked a vehicle driven by a 34-year old man from Pimville in Dube, Soweto, on June 23.

The man's cousin and two women were also in the car.

They were taken to Mofolo, where the men were allegedly shot and the women raped. One of the men died.

The surviving man, who cannot be named to protect his girlfriend's identity, suffered a bullet to his head.

He has been left with a large scar.

Recounting the nightmare, he said they were driven to Mofolo.

"We went over the railway line and they told us to lie down in a ditch. I heard gunshots. I don't remember much from then except that I woke up in a lot of pain, staggered to some house then passed out," he said.

The man's family is still struggling to come to terms with the incident. The extent of their trauma became evident when the survivor's father expressed anger at his son and nephew's attackers.

The father said: "If it was the car that they wanted, why did they shoot them and rape those girls?

"I am so angry and it will take me a while to get over this anger," the father said yesterday. - selebim@sowetan.co.za

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Aug 31, 2012

Mellow

The men did not even seem to recognise her."
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Bustards so they are really cold blooded monsters they just rape rape rape k.ill k.ill they dont care how you forget the face of a person you raped sis this is traumatizing
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Aug 31, 2012

Pointman

A total disregard for lives, law and property. Very disturbing to think we have people like this amongst us. However they will get what is coming to them - our common jails are not pleasant places.
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Aug 31, 2012

maneater

@ Mellow

really traumatising indeed. i was once hidjaked and while i was out of the car and the two guys were inside already the one bustard began shooting at me even when it was clear i was no danger to them and they had already taken the car i was just lucky he missed. reading this just bring back those memories.
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Aug 31, 2012

tpaz

convicted Rapists should be castrated( all 2 balls) and given only 2 years in jail. If they repeat they get their pipii cut off.

We can not have men in society who what to rule by their "things'
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Aug 31, 2012

BRA-MAFUTHA

What a sic world we living in
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Aug 31, 2012

Mellow

@maneater
Soooo sorry to hear that consider yourself lucky many didnt live to tell it shame we are living in sick sick sick cruel world no respect whatsoever for human life. And this are the sorts of animals that some people think they can be rehabilitated
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Aug 31, 2012

Kaylae

Wow lady of courage,you have a photographic memory and it paid off cause now justice will be served,some victims can't even recall the details of the event due to trauma.

Please Zuma change the law concerning r*pist,please we cannot live in fear like this
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Aug 31, 2012

TKay

This story is giving me goose bumps, its so sad what these people do
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Aug 31, 2012

QueenLuu

Some people are sick man yeses.

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Aug 31, 2012

Lynna

This is so so sad. I couldnt blv when i heared the news still remember that weekend.^^ sad^^ .. What a brave and clever girl.
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