Man arrested for rape of two six-year-olds

Gauteng police have arrested a 36-year-old man for the rape of two six-year-olds and the murder of one them at Zonkizizwe on Friday night. Police spokesperson Andy Pieke says the man is scheduled to appear in the Heidelberg Magistrate's Court tomorrow. Pieke says the two girls had been strangled by a man who had dragged them into the veld and raped them. But one of the girls survived and managed to make her way home and alert her mother. Pieke praised the local community for their assistance that led to the arrest.