Tuesday, February 16, 2016

26 Year old Man arrested for robbery and another for alleged rape

Raymond Pani
16 February 2016

Willow vale Police arrested a 26-year-old suspect for robbery on Friday.

The suspect was with three other suspects when they robbed a 30-year-old man who was busy talking over his cell phone. Captain Jackson Manatha said

“I can confirm indeed that the Willow vale SAPS arrested a 26 year old man on Friday 12 February at around 10 pm at Main street.

He was arrested after he robbed a pedestrian’s cell phone, the pedestrian 
came across a police van that was patrolling and they alerted the cops.

Our police acted quickly, they arrested and recovered the phone of the victim.

The suspect has since the appeared in court on Monday the 15th of February 2016.

His case was reminded for the 8th of March 2016 for further investigation, we are still looking for the other 3 suspects.”
  
Meanwhile, Centane Police arrested a 30-year-old suspect for the alleged rape of a 15-year-old girl.

It is alleged that the victim and her friend were from an evening church service at Ntengo Location Teko Kona village on Saturday. Police Captain Manatha added

“The suspect was also from the same church service.

He offered the two girls to accompany them.

The suspect who is a Christian brother of the same church verbally threatened the girl, dragged her to his home and raped her on the 14th of February 2016. 

She broke the silence to her parents, a case was opened we arrested him.

The suspect has then appeared in the Centane magistrate court today”

  

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