A Gqeberha man who is already serving a 10-year sentence for rape is expected to appear in the high court in Gqeberha on Tuesday, charged with two additional counts of rape for cases dating back to 2013 and 2014.
The 32-year-old man, who cannot be named as he has yet to plead to the additional charges, also faces two counts of kidnapping as well as one of robbery with aggravating circumstances.
The man has allegedly been positively linked to the other two cases through DNA samples. .
It is alleged that in the first incident, on February 23 2013, the man’s then 23-year-old victim was on her way to Extension 31, in Kwanoxolo, to buy cigarettes.
According to the indictment before court, an unknown man grabbed her from behind, held her mouth closed and pointed a knife at her.
Another unknown man then took her earrings, ring and necklace before she was taken to a nearby bushy area where she was allegedly raped by three men, including the 32-year-old man.
In the second incident, on November 29 2014, the man’s then 17-year-old victim was walking with a friend in Lingelihle Street, Kwanoxolo, when she noticed they were being followed by two men.
While the one man chased after the friend, who managed to run away, the accused allegedly forced the teen to accompany him to the back of Kwanoxolo Primary School, where he allegedly raped her.
After the ordeal, the teen reported the incident to the police and forensic samples were collected.
Six years after the second incident, on October 28 2020, buccal samples were obtained from the accused for the purpose of forensic investigations.
It is understood that the samples collected were linked to both cases.
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