Woman allegedly raped in Belhar after booking an e-hailing service

The community of Belhar was furious on Sunday after a woman was allegedly raped by three men after booking an e-hailing driver at a house in Belhar.

It is believed that the woman was allegedly raped at a house on the corner of Tyne and St Vincent Street. Multiple videos surfaced online and were shared by crime groups showing the community and the police vans outside the house.

In one video, a man taking the video shows community members outside the house as SAPS are inside searching, the man then pans over to the white Hyundai car which belongs to the alleged rapist and shows the passenger window smashed in allegedly by angry community members. Another video shows members of SAPS walking out of the house with a man whose hands are cuffed behind his back.

Belhar Community Policing Forum (CPF) Public Relations Officer Shireen Nordien said that the Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences units (FCS) was dealing with the matter. She explains “We know that FCS was dealing with both the victim and the alleged suspect. We as the Belhar CPF condemn in the strongest terms any and all violence against women and children and we trust that the matter will be justly and compassionately dealt with.”

 Police spokesperson Lieutenant-Colonel Malcolm Pojie said that "Police have heard about the allegations but cannot confirm at this stage whether it is true, as no criminal cases with regards to the alleged incident was reported to police by the alleged victim."

Done by Shaneca Cupido