Four boys ‘gang rape four-year-old girl’ in South Africa
Four pre-teen boys have been arrested on suspicion of raping a four-year-old girl in South Africa.
The boys - aged ten to 13 - are being held at a youth detention centre after the girl’s mother learned of the alleged attack from her nephew.
The alleged gang rape is said to have taken place on a slum-like housing settlement in Muldersdrift, a rural area 27 km north-west of Johannesburg.
Millions of people are thought to live in similar conditions in poorer rural areas of South Africa.
The girl’s mother learned of the alleged attack from her nephew while braiding a customer’s hair, according to Eyewitness News.
She and her daughter were taken to the police station where officers opened a rape investigation.
Police spokesperson Mavela Masondo said the boys were expected to appear in court on charges of rape soon.
“The boys, together with their guardians, as well as the mother and the victim, were taken to the police station and a rape case was opened for further investigation,” Masondo said.
Meanwhile, in the neighbouring province of Khutsong, a 24-year-old man was arrested for allegedly raping a five-year-old girl.
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