A 43-year-old man is on trial for allegedly raping his six-year-old daughter.
Limpopo police spokesperson Brig Hlulani Mashaba said the child had been living with her father at Solomondale since December.
“During a visit to her mother and while bathing she complained about pain in her private parts.
“The mother suspected her daughter might have been raped and took the child to a clinic for medical examination. The doctor confirmed the child was raped. She indicated her father raped her.”
He was arrested on Thursday and made a brief appearance in the Mankweng magistrate's court the next day. He was remanded in police custody until Friday when he is due to return to court.
Police investigations are continuing.
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Father arrested in connection with alleged rape of daughter, aged 6
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A 43-year-old man is on trial for allegedly raping his six-year-old daughter.
Limpopo police spokesperson Brig Hlulani Mashaba said the child had been living with her father at Solomondale since December.
“During a visit to her mother and while bathing she complained about pain in her private parts.
“The mother suspected her daughter might have been raped and took the child to a clinic for medical examination. The doctor confirmed the child was raped. She indicated her father raped her.”
He was arrested on Thursday and made a brief appearance in the Mankweng magistrate's court the next day. He was remanded in police custody until Friday when he is due to return to court.
Police investigations are continuing.
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