The family of a 21-year-old woman who was raped during a violent crime spree in Hovheni village, outside Tzaneen in Limpopo, is calling on police to apprehend the suspects.
Two armed men allegedly broke into nine homes in the early hours of Saturday morning, assaulting, raping, and robbing several residents . During the incidents, 65-year-old David Ncha was shot and later died in hospital.
The mother of one of the rape survivors who cannot be named to protect her identity says, "I heard the bang of a firearm. We heard their footsteps as they came to the room we were in, and as they kicked the door in. When they got to the room they asked me to give them money, they said a friend had told them that I had money. When I said I dont have any money, they told me to take my clothes off, I said no and told them that I had just had a miscarriage, I even said I am HIV positive. That's when they went on to rape my daughter."
Limpopo police spokesperson Malesela Ledwaba says a manhunt is underway.
"In response to these heinous acts of crime, Limpopo Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe has announced that a specialized task team comprising detectives from the Provincial Serious and Violent Crime Unit, Crime Intelligence, and Tactical Response Team has been established to investigate these cases. We will not rest until they are behind bars," said Ledwaba.
