The woman and her daughter have been offered emotional support and counselling while NGOs and general citizens have offered to help the mother with her legal costs.
The social workers received a warm welcome from the mother‚ who told them her story and how she had suffered since the incident.
Speaking about the visit‚ the department’s spokesman‚ Mzukisi Solani‚ said the young girl has been under severe distress after allegedly being blamed for the death of one of the rapists.
“The MEC has also made resources available to the girl that alerted the mother to the alleged gang rape after she tried to commit suicide. She was being victimised by her community‚” he said.
- DispatchLIVE