KZN police arrest suspected serial rapist in KwaDukuza – SABC News
An alleged serial rapist linked to nine cases of rape and robbery over a three-year period on the KwaZulu-Natal North Coast, has been arrested.
#sapsKZN #SAPS arrested a 36yr-old man for 9 cases of rape and robbery at KwaDukuza, Mandeni and Tongaat.
The suspect has been linked to nine rape cases that were reported between 2013 and 2016. Police had been looking for the suspects, and on Thursday, 09/10, one suspect was… pic.twitter.com/P8jQzxfIiC
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Police spokesperson Thenjiswa Ngcobo says two men would overpower their victims in the areas of KwaDukuza, Tongaat and Mandeni, rape them and then rob them.
The nine incidents happened between 2013 and 2016; in one case a woman was walking with her mother-in-law along a sugarcane field when they were attacked.
Ngcobo says police were looking for the two suspects and located the 36-year-old man hiding in a forest near KwaDukuza.
KZN POLICE | A 36-year-old man has been arrested for nine cases of rape and robbery committed between 2013 and 2016 in KwaDukuza, Mandeni, and Tongaat. He was found hiding in a forest and will appear in the KwaDukuza Magistrates’ Court today. https://t.co/jnVu7uHw8D
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