Bayview rape suspect a ‘respected’ member of the community
Mothers of the little girls who were allegedly raped and
sexually assaulted by a Bayview man say they believed he was a respected member
of the community.
The 40-year-old man appeared in the Chatsworth Magistrate’s
Court, south of Durban yesterday.
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The State confirmed that seven girls have now come forward,
claiming the man had attacked them.
He was arrested in May after an 8-year-old girl from the
Emanyenleni informal settlement alerted her mother.
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One of the mothers of the little girls told Newswatch outside court that her child used to play with the accused’s own children at his home because he had a big playroom.