Police ignore rape of girl, 3, for four days

15 September 2019 - 00:07 By PHILANI NOMBEMBE

It took her four days and five attempts to report the rape of her three-year-old daughter to the police. When officers finally arrived at her home, they brought the alleged rapist with them to demand why she was "spreading rumours" about him - and they then left him there...

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