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A PHARA’S TIP OFF LED POLICE TO ARREST A MATATIELE PASTOR

On Saturday morning Matatiele residents woke up to the news that a well known pastor is arrested allegedly for rape. What is mysterious about this story is not only about a pastor accused of rape by a young girl, but the when and how the pastor was arrested leaves much to be desired.

It is reported that about 10 or eleven on Friday evening police who were patrolling the town were tipped off by a phara who was just vagabonding in the streets of Matatiele. According to this Phara, he saw two men beating three girls and forcing them into a boot of a car. The two men managed to close the boot of a car with the three girls inside.

The car did not speed away but drove slowly up and down the station road. After thirty to forty minutes of the incident the phara saw a police van with police patrolling the streets. He alerted the police about what he saw and showed the police the direction of the car. Indeed the police followed the car and requested to search it. The three girls were found in the boot of the car, the pastor and the other man were taken to police station. While at police station one of the girls accused the pastor of raping her and the case was opened.

Police have confirmed that the pastor and his friend are in custody for allegations of rape, assault and kidnapping. Reports are saying that the three young girls whose years are estimated from 19 to 21 years were given a hike by a pastor and his friend. Seemingly they were all going towards a same direction which is a tarven at Itsokolele location. When they were about to be dropped a quarrel ensued as  the pastor complained that he cannot find his cell phone and he started to accuse the girls of stealing it. It is alleged that the pastor dragged one of the girls to a nearby tree where he raped her. The incident happened while the other two were watched by pastor’s friend inside the car. It is said that after raping her he brought her back to the car and drove back to town with the girls.

The girl was taken to Tayler Bequest Hospital to conduct medical investigations as per the rape protocols. The name of the pastor is not going to be revealed till his appearance before the court of law.

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