The community of Tafelsig took matters into their own hands and moered a 30-year-old man accused of raping a 13-year-old girl.
On Wednesday just after 5.30pm, mense dragged the suspect out of a Wendy house in Kamiesberg Street and beat him for half an hour before police arrived.
A woman tells the Daily Voice: “That vark raped a little girl so the people went to moer him last night until the police came to take him away, hulle moes hom hier gelos it.”
The angry female resident says they are gatvol of the rapes and murders happening in their community while the police do nothing about it.
A 54-year-old male resident who knows the suspect says the man has been staying there for only four months.
“I was shocked when people came to the house saying that he raped the girl. I know him and often spoke with him but I never ever thought that he could do something like this.
“As far as I know, he and this girl were seeing each other but he thought she was 18.
“They were together whole week and often went to the beach for the day.”
The man says he tried to calm the situation as he was worried about the safety of his family, but was overpowered by the crowd.
“The guys came into the property and dragged him out of the Wendy house by his collar and into the street where they started hitting him with bricks and other weapons.
“I also tried to hold them back because I was scared he was going to get killed, but I could see that it was no use.”
Residents say cops arrived on the scene just after 6pm to disperse the crowd and take the suspect away.
Whilst trying to approach the meisie and her family, several men stopped the Daily Voice, saying they “would not allow the media to speak to them”.
Police spokesperson Captain FC van Wyk confirms the suspect was arrested.
“A sexual assault case was registered for investigation. A 30-year-old suspect was arrested and is currently in hospital under police guard due the injuries he sustained. He is expected to appear in court soon,” he says.