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Residents of Woodlands in Site 11, Pietermaritzburg, marched to Mountain Rise police station on Monday after a rape suspect was released back into their community.

Residents said they would not leave until the suspect was arrested again.

They said the rape suspect was detained for just three days after allegedly raping a woman in front of her three children.

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Residents said they no longer felt safe in their community.

“This man is causing a lot of problems in our community. He has threatened us several times. We don’t even feel safe when we go shopping because he is still roaming our streets,” said one of the residents.

There is no comment from the police on the incident so far.

*This is a developing story.