Police arrested a 47-year-old male for rape and assault at Moth building on corner Rissik and De Villiers Street on Saturday morning, 2 November 2019, at 11:00.
The suspect allegedly raped a 25-year-old female neighbor in the above mentioned building on Friday, at 23:00, upon returning from a local tavern.
“The victim was enjoying herself with friends at a tavern when her neighbor forcefully pulled her into his room after returning home. She suffered a bruise on her eye during the assault before being raped”, said Captain Xoli Mbele.
The suspect appeared at the Johannesburg Magistrate Court on Monday.
