NW police nab ‘Facebook rapist’
Police in North West have arrested what they believe to be a serial rapist.
Provincial police spokesperson Adéle Myburgh says the 30-year-old suspect first made contact with his victims on Facebook.
"They also had conversations on WhatsApp, upon which the victim agreed to meet with the suspect in the evening at a grocery store in Klerksdorp. Allegedly the suspect, who pretended to be a pastor, met with the victim as agreed and ultimately took her to an open field behind the Technical High School.”
The victim was subsequently raped and robbed of her personal belongings.
In a separate incident in Ventersdorp, the suspect also raped and robbed another woman he befriended on Facebook.
"The suspect allegedly took the victim to an open field where he threatened her with a knife and raped her. He also robbed the victim of her personal belongings," says Myburgh.
Myburgh says police are investigating the possibility that the suspect could be linked to other cases.