Two sisters from West Rand had their worst nightmarish experience ever at a party when they were apparently robbed at gunpoint, and one of them was allegedly gang raped by four men.
According to News24, the two orphaned sisters were hosting a small party at their house in Bekkersdal, Gauteng, on Saturday when four men came into the yard around 14:00, complaining of hunger and asking for food. The sisters obliged the men with food.
The men reportedly arrived at the scene after hearing “noise” coming from the speakers, according to the police spokesperson Captain Solomon Sibiya, who works in the office of the West Rand District police commissioner.
Sibiya reported that after eating, the men expressed their gratitude to the women and then left. However, they returned during the night just as the sisters were about to retire for the night.
He stated that the 22-year-old woman was then snatched and carried to another room, where the men took turns raping her while her sister was being held at gunpoint in a separate room. The men made their escape on foot from the scene.
Sibiya stated that the investigation by the police into how the men gained access to the property was still ongoing.
He stated that law enforcement officers investigated the information, which ultimately led them to the suspects’ hiding place in the bushes in Ezulwini. The four men were cornered and taken into custody after being cornered.
The suspects, who ranged in age from 19 to 33 years old, were taken into custody at the Bekkersdal police station, where they were charged with four separate counts of rape and house robbery.
He stated that the men were nationals of Basotho and that the status of the men in the country had not yet been determined.
After the assailants had fled, he said, the sisters placed a call for assistance.
He stated that law enforcement officers investigated the information, which ultimately led them to the suspects’ hiding place in the bushes in Ezulwini.
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The four men were cornered and taken into custody after being cornered.
The suspects, who ranged in age from 19 to 33 years old, were taken into custody at the Bekkersdal police station, where they were charged with four separate counts of rape and house robbery.
He stated that the men were nationals of Basotho and that the status of the men in the country had not yet been determined.