{"id":8632,"date":"2013-08-07T06:52:35","date_gmt":"2013-08-07T06:52:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/praag.org\/?p=8632"},"modified":"2013-08-07T06:52:35","modified_gmt":"2013-08-07T06:52:35","slug":"north-west-premier-condemns-rape-of-3-year-old","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/praag.org\/?p=8632","title":{"rendered":"North West premier condemns rape of 3-year old"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/praag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/rape_girls_feet.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6705\" alt=\"rape_girls_feet\" src=\"http:\/\/praag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/rape_girls_feet-300x190.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/praag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/rape_girls_feet-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/praag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/rape_girls_feet.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>North West premier Thandi Modise has condemned the alleged rape of a three-year-old-girl in the province.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWhen the scourge of sexual offences against women reaches infants,\u00a0toddlers and young girls, every parent who has a child should be worried that the scourge has reached unacceptable level and proportion,\u201d she said in a statement on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">She said the spate of rape incidents where the perpetrator is known to the victim points to moral decay that needs urgent intervention.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Earlier in the day, police arrested a 37-year-old man for allegedly raping a three-year-old girl in Ipeleng, near Schweizer Reneke, in North West, police said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The man, who is the girl&#8217;s neighbour, took her to a nearby shack where he raped her on Monday, Captain Pelonomi Makau said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;&#8230; Police were summoned to the scene after the community allegedly assaulted the suspect. The suspect was taken to the hospital with injuries and was under police guard,&#8221; Makau said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The man was discharged and detained on Tuesday and was expected to appear in the Schweizer Reneke Magistrate&#8217;s court on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Modise called for the alleged perpetrator to be denied bail. &#8211; Sapa<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>North West premier Thandi Modise has condemned the alleged rape of a three-year-old-girl in the province. \u201cWhen the scourge of sexual offences against women reaches infants,\u00a0toddlers and young girls, every parent who has a child should be worried that the scourge has reached unacceptable level and proportion,\u201d she said in a statement on Tuesday. 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