Diepsloot leader demands deportation of Ethiopian accused of child rape

• A community leader has called for the deportation of an Ethiopian national accused of raping a seven-year-old girl in Diepsloot, Johannesburg.
• The 34-year-old kiosk owner appeared before the Randburg Magistrate’s Court on 18 July 2024
• The judge adjourned the case to July 25, 2024, to give the state an opportunity to arrange an Amharic interpreter.

Zingisa Chirwa is an experienced Short messages Journalist based in Johannesburg, South Africa, who has been covering court cases and current affairs on the radio for over 15 years.

A community leader has called for the deportation of a 34-year-old Ethiopian man accused of raping a seven-year-old girl from Diepsloot in Johannesburg, Gauteng.

Diepsloot demands justice for rape victims

Kgakgamatso Sekoto said the family and the community would be happy if justice was done:

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“You have to go home. We don’t want you here. … He has to rot in prison.”

Sekoto spoke with IOL after the kiosk owner appeared for his bail hearing at the Randburg Magistrate’s Court on 18 July 2024.

The minor was reportedly raped in the store on July 11, 2024 in the presence of her eight-year-old sibling. Performance987The family reported the incident with the support of the Diepsloot Community Forum and the police opened the case three days after the sexual assault.

The judge adjourned the trial against the kiosk owner until July 25, 2024, to give the state the opportunity to organize an interpreter for Amharic, the defendant’s language.

Mzansi is appalled by the attack

Many internet users expressed disgust at the gruesome act and some questioned the perceived inaction surrounding the alleged crime.

@KatlegoKaG pointed out:

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“You know, in his country he could be dead if he committed such a crime. He knows he will go to prison or maybe get away with it if he pays, because the investigators will tamper with the evidence.”

@thibanmak said:

“Foreign men are not only running the economy of black communities. A child was raped and the South African men in that community are not lifting a finger to fight for the safety of their children. They are not even thinking about closing all the spaza shops to ensure the safety of their children.”

@phathus asked:

“@HelenSuzmanFdn, what will you do to protect the little girl’s rights?”

@tumisangmafora explained:

“Death penalty.”

@MissG46249975 commented:

“Sister Banna Bone Mara, imagine raping a child.”

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Source: Newsflash