Central SA
NW murder, rape accused remains in custody─── MARVIN NTSANE 15:31 Fri, 11 Sep 2020
The 21-year-old, who is accused of killing his father and raping his 10-year-old niece in Bloemhof in North West, has been remanded in custody after he appeared in the Local Magistrate’s Court on Friday.
The police spokesperson, Amanda Funani, confirms that the court has postponed the suspect's formal bail application to 18 September 2020. She says this follows after his arrest on Thursday at a house in Boitumelong location.
It is alleged the accused arrived at his home on Wednesday night and demanded that his father must go and assist him to assault a man, who he suspected was cheating with his girlfriend.
Funani says It is alleged that the father refused and ordered the suspect to go and sleep. However, the suspect became furious and took out a knife and stabbed his father in the neck. The suspect then took his 10-year-old niece and fled the scene. It is alleged that the suspect ultimately raped the minor and released her. The suspect’s father died on the way to the Christiana Hospital.
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