WAKKERSTROOM. – Two German men aged 50 and 48 have been arrested following an alleged rape at a hotel in Wakkerstroom, Mpumalanga.
According to the South African Police Service (SAPS), the incident occurred on Thursday 12 November at approximately 19:30. A 35-year-old woman was reportedly approached by one of the men at the hotel.
She later went with him to a hotel room, where the alleged rape took place. The second suspect allegedly also became involved in the incident.
The woman later reported the incident to Wakkerstroom police. Both men have been arrested on charges of rape.
The suspects are expected to appear in the Wakkerstroom magistrate's court soon.
Lt.Gen. Apaphia Modise, provincial commissioner of the SAPS in Mpumalanga, says police will thoroughly investigate the case. She has also encouraged victims of sexual violence to report such incidents.
The SAPS says victims will be treated with dignity, respect and sensitivity.
Source: SAPS
This article is an automatic English translation of a Nuusflits article originally published in Afrikaans. Read the Afrikaans original.
