'INCEST ATTACK'

Man arrested for ‘raping his own mother after pouncing on her as she walked home from pub’

A MAN has been arrested and charged for the alleged rape of his mother as she returned home from the pub on Friday night.

The 50-year-old woman identified her own son, 28, as the alleged rapist in Willowvale on South Africa's east coast.

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The woman identified her own son as the alleged rapist (file photo)Credit: Getty - Contributor

Eastern Cape police issued a statement, saying: "The victim felt some footsteps from behind. She continued walking until the person from behind grabbed her.

"She was dragged far from the road and the suspect accosted her. She was then raped by the suspect.

"The suspect took on his heels after the alleged rape."

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Butterworth Cluster Commander, Brigadier Ngangema Xakavu strongly condemned the alleged rape, saying the man was supposed to protect his mother.

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He congratulated Willowvale Police for swiftly tracing and arresting the suspect.

The suspect will appear before the Willowvale Magistrate’s Court on Monday and will face a charge of rape.

The woman said she was attacked in the Phaphasini Locality, Mboya Village, Willowvale


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