The rape of a 22-year-old Matie in a student house has been described by the acting vice-chancellor of Stellenbosch University as a despicable act, saying \u201cthe offender must be punished to the full extent of the law\u201d.<\/p>\n
Professor Leopold van Huyssteen said the university was doing everything possible to support the woman who was raped during a break-in in Joubert Street in Stellenbosch on Saturday morning.<\/p>\n
The incident happened just a day after the university\u2019s senate accepted a recommendation that, from next year, \u201carrangements could be made for tests and exams not to be taken at night\u201d.<\/p>\n
The last official time for tests and exams would be 5.30pm.<\/p>\n
It also follows a \u201csignificant increase\u201d in muggings on campus and elsewhere in the town at the end of the first semester.<\/p>\n
Additional security measures were taken.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese ranged from transport services after examinations to the doubling of the guards on the campus walkways as well as high-level talks with the municipality and police with a view to joint crime prevention operations.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe university also responded to an urgent request from the campus community for greater visibility of campus security officers.<\/p>\n
All officials were fitted with neon-coloured bibs in addition to the distinctive colours of the patrol cars and motorcycles,\u201d the university said.<\/p>\n
Before the \u201cwave of crime\u201d the university\u2019s management had made a \u201csignificant\u201d investment in securing residences by installing card readers and monitoring cameras at all administrative and academic buildings.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn addition, more than 200 high resolution security cameras, at a cost of several million rand, were deployed on the central campus in an effort to make the campus safer and to curb crime. However, as security measures are improved, criminals turn to new modus operandi.\u201d<\/p>\n
Two men are believed to have been involved in Saturday\u2019s incident.<\/p>\n
The university said the windows that could be opened had been secured with burglar bars but the burglar broke a portion of a window that couldn not be opened, removed the glass and got into the room. The room\u2019s resident was away for the night.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe burglar gained access to the house through this room while the second person kept guard outside.\u201d<\/p>\n
Source: IOL<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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