Ninety-nine-year-old woman raped

By Khanyisa Tabata
26 October 2011

An 18-year-old Eastern Cape youth will appear in the Elliotdale Magistrate's Court tomorrow after being arrested in connection with the rape of a 99-year-old woman.

Police spokesperson Mzukisi Fatyela says the suspect was arrested at Mqhele, near Mthatha, this morning.

The victim is being treated in hospital. It is alleged that the 18-year-old kicked down the elderly woman's door before raping her. Nothing was taken from the house.

Fatyela said police assisted in making the arrest by information provided by the public.