18/05/2025
JOHANNESBURG - The mother of an 11-year-old Boksburg girl who was r***d allegedly by a family friend says she has been blamed and chastised by those in her community following her child's abuse.
The child was r***d in December, allegedly while visiting a couple that was close to her parents.
Her mother discovered the girl's pregnancy four months later and reported the crime.
A man has since been arrested and will return to the Boskburg Magistrates' court on Wednesday.
The family of the 11-year-old girl and her alleged ra**st are Ugandan nationals and part of a tight knit community in South Africa.
The child's mother says while she has been supported by some who heard about the r**e of her child, she has also been judged by many.
"People came out and said I am the one who gave permission to this gentlement to r**e my child, I was negligent, I don’t know how. You gave your child away to be r***d, I got those comments."
She said she's also been asked why she didn’t notice the pregnancy earlier.
"The reason I didn’t notice is simple. I'm not raising a teenager, I’m raising a child, a minor. I know her movements, if maybe she was a teenager and I have seen her with boys."
The suspect will continue with his bid for bail.
