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Media Statement
POLOKWANE – The Provincial Commissioner of Police in Limpopo, Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe has been alarmed following reports that went viral on social media suggesting that the members of SAPS in Tshilwavhusiku have arrested the Secretary of Vhembe District Community Police Forum (CPF) for allegedly sexually molesting his stepdaughter. The Provincial Commissioner would like to reiterate and put it on record that the member implicated in the rape incident is the Deputy Chairperson (61) of the CPF in Vhembe and not the Secretary of the CPF as earlier reported and circulated on various social media platforms. We can confirm that a case of rape was registered at Tshilwavhusiku Police Station in Vhembe district following a complaint by a female victim, alleging that she was raped by her stepfather. According to preliminary reports, the stepdaughter was threatened and instructed not to tell anyone about the rape ordeal or face death. The suspect was arrested following the incident on the 26 December 2024 and has since appeared before Tshilwavhusiku Magistrate Court on 27 December 2024. The case against the suspect who cannot be named to protect the identity of the victim, was postponed until the 13 January 2025 for further investigations. The suspect remains in custody. “A thorough investigation will be conducted to track and trace anyone who leaked this wrong information that is misleading and devoid of truth,” said Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe. “We are however delighted that the police acted swiftly to arrest one of our own. The law must take its course without fear or favour,” added Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe. Ends
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