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Isaac Kaledzi
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Isaac Kaledzi is an experienced and award winning journalist from Ghana. He has worked for several media brands both in Ghana and on the International scene. Isaac Kaledzi is currently serving as an African Correspondent for DW.

Hundreds of South Africans on Tuesday staged a protest outside a Magistrate Court in Pretoria.

The court was hearing a case involving a man accused of raping a seven-year-old girl.

Police say the accused, a 20-year-old man raped the young girl in a restroom at a Pretoria franchise of the family restaurant chain Dros last month.

The man reportedly followed the girl into the women’s restroom. He then pulled the girl into a men’s washroom before raping her.

The suspect appeared at the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court. He was remanded into custody and the case was adjourned to November 1.

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Lawyers for the suspect had said that the accused sustained injuries during and after his arrest.

One of his lawyers, Du Plessis said the suspect was injured with a broken bottle at the restaurant from one of the bystanders.

The identity of the accused was earlier not disclosed. His lawyers argued against the media disclosing his identity and taking pictures of him.

The suspect identified as Nicholas Ninow appearing in court. Photo: Twitter / Sipho_Stuurman

The court however ordered for him to be photographed. His identity was later made public by South African prosecutors.

This particular case has attracted a lot of anger especially when the suspect is a white South African.

Protesters held placards denouncing white supremacy. Photo: Twitter / Canny Maphanga

Protesters held placards with inscriptions that denounce what they call “white supremacy”.

Those who took part in the protest came from political parties, civic organizations and the general public.

South Africa is among the top countries globally with with one of the highest incidences of rape.

Many South Africans are unhappy with the country’s justice system in dealing with rapists.

 

 

 

 

Source: Africafeeds.com

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