BY OBAKENG MAJE

TAUNG- A 52-year-old woman was allegedly raped by unknown man at her house in Majeneng village, near Taung. The atrocity took place on Saturday night. North West police spokesperson captain Paul Ramaloko said the case of rape was reported at Taung Police Station and investigations continue. “A rape case was opened at Taung Police Station after a 52 year-old woman was allegedly raped. The woman was allegedly raped in her house and was found by her son,” Ramaloko said. South African Civic Organisation (Sanco) Regional Secretary in Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati, Mika Moeti condemns the incident and said they will urge police to pull all stops to make sure the perpetrator is locked up. “We would like to urge the community to work hand-in-hand with police to root-out this criminals who sojourn in Taung where they practice their criminal activities in our area. “This kind of behaviour cannot be tolerated and we must make sure they are taken out of our society. We are working together with police and soon we will introduce bicycle patrolling as well as donkey carts patrolling ,” Moeti said. He said communities must form Community Forum Policing (CPF) and recommend that police visibility is also key. “We cannot continue like that. All those who know people who practice crime, must come forward and inform the police. We must be very radical and make sure criminals do not have any place within our society,” Moeti concludes. -TDN Follow us on Twitter@Taung_DailyNews or @IceT_