School Transport Driver Arrested for Alleged Rape of 5-Year-Old, Bail Hearing Set for April 18

The man threatened the child not to tell her parents what happened, but when she went home, she told her mother what had happened

The driver is currently in custody awaiting a bail hearing scheduled for April 18th; the incident has left the community devastatedcurrent affairs journalist in Johannesburg. Beginning her 13-year-long career at eNCA, she honed her reporting skills and coverage of crime and court cases, which she further developed at The Citizen newspaper, African News Network and Newzroom Afrika. Do you have a hard news story you would like to share? Email: trisha.pillay@briefly.co.

Despite threats from the suspect, the child told her mother about the assault. Her family has opened a case of rape, and the matter has been transferred to the family violence, child protection, and sexual offences unit for investigation.Limpopo education MEC Mavhungu Lerule-Ramakhanya condemned the incident, emphasising the importance of parents vetting scholar transport drivers, particularly those not employed by the department for transporting children to school.

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