Mpumalanga provincial police commissioner Lieutenant-General Mondli Zuma on Tuesday condemned the numerous incidents of sexual exploitation and rape of young girls in the province by their fathers.
“In an incident that occured at Kabokweni yesterday morning, a one year and eight months' toddler was raped, allegedly by her 35-year-old biological father.
“The matter was reported to the police and a case of rape was opened. Police started with the investigation, where they swiftly arrested the suspect on the same day the matter was reported.” “Information revealed that the girl's mother tried several times to fetch her daughter from the man's house but she'd always go back. The matter was reported to the police following the mother's several attempts to get her daughter back,” Hlathi said.
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