A 13-year-old Zimbabwean girl was allegedly raped in the bushes along the Beit Bridge boarder post while trying to come to South Africa illegally on Saturday at around 01:00.
According to the information provided by the police, the young girl was in the company of her aunt and other ladies when they were trying to cross the Limpopo River into South Africa. Soon the guma-guma appeared, holding a panga and all the women scattered in different directions.
The unknown suspect chased the girl and caught up with her. He then raped her on the spot, after which he asked her where she was going. She allegedly answered that she was going to South Africa. "After raping the victim, the suspect showed the young girl the way into South Africa," said the spokesperson for the Musina police, Lt Peter Mudau.
Mudau appealed to members of the community who might have information about this case to inform the nearest police, so that the suspect can be identified and arrested.