A 52-year-old man from Allanridge in the northern Free State has been arrested for allegedly raping his biological teenage daughter.
The girl, 17, whose mother died in January last year, was allegedly sexualy abused by the father on several occasions.
Lejweleputswa district police spokesperson Captain Stephen Thakeng said in a statement the rape ordeal is believed to have started soon after the death of the mother.
“It is alleged that one night while the girl was asleep on the floor, her father told her to sleep on the bed as it was cold,” said Thakeng.
“Her own father started raping her and it happened several times until the girl finaly decided to report the matter to Allanridge Police Station on the 25th of August 2022 and a case of rape was opened,” he added.
The man was immediately arrested for allegedly raping the daughter and he will appear in the Odendaalsrus Magistrates Court on Monday. – Staff Reporter