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File Photo – The mother of a five-year-old girl who was allegedly raped by a known man, says police have yet to open a case docket, more than a month after the incident was reported.
More than a month after a five-year-old girl was allegedly raped at her home, eManzimtoti police have yet to open a case or investigate the matter.
The child’s mother spoke to The Mercury on Monday and said she had tried to open a case at the police station three times, but had been told there was not enough evidence.
“The suspect is known to us. My daughter and I saw him the other day,” she said.
“I just want the police to do their jobs.”
The woman recently secured an interim order in the Durban High Court to have her child returned to her after she was taken away by child advocacy group Operation Bobbi Bear and eManzimtoti policewoman Warrant Officer Anita Human.
On Monday the application was adjourned to April 11 in the Durban High Court with the interim order in effect until that date.
In court papers the mother said her daughter had reported to her on February 6 that she had been sexually assaulted by a family friend.
The woman said she took the child to Kingsway Hospital to be examined.
At the hospital, Bobbi Bear director Jackie Branfield told her that her child had to be taken to a government hospital to be examined by a district surgeon.
The child was taken to Bobbi Bear’s premises and then eManzimtoti police directed that she be taken back to Kingsway Hospital, where she was examined several hours later.
The mother said her daughter was recovering, but she still spoke about the incident and was scared.
Police spokesman Lieutenant-Colonel Vincent Mdunge said the woman could open the case at any police station.
“As long as there are elements of a crime, the police have to register a case.
“If she is getting no assistance at the eManzimtoti police centre, then she must contact the station commander and explain what has happened,” Mdunge said. – The Mercury
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