{"id":2507,"date":"2024-04-12T00:26:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-11T22:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hconline.co.za\/?p=2507"},"modified":"2024-04-12T00:26:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-11T22:26:00","slug":"a-42-year-old-woman-arrested-for-raping-a-minor-community-opposes-bail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.highveldchronicle.co.za\/wp64\/a-42-year-old-woman-arrested-for-raping-a-minor-community-opposes-bail\/","title":{"rendered":"A 42-year-old woman arrested for raping a minor, community opposes bail"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>MIDDELBURG &#8211; The mother collapsed upon seeing her son&#8217;s alleged abuser approach the dock.<br \/>Her heart momentarily ceased beating, and she had to be carried outside the courtroom for cardiovascular resuscitation, a heart-rending scene at the Middelburg Magistrates Court on Wednesday, 10 April 2024, as a 42-year-old woman, Mamunyane Mokwana, appeared on charges of allegedly raping a 12-year-old man in Mhluzi, Avalon.<br \/>According to reports, Mokwana visited the boy&#8217;s grandparents&#8217; house on Friday evening. Following a brief conversation with one of the grandparents, she proceeded directly to the boy&#8217;s room and initiated sexual advances.<br \/>A family member, who chose to remain anonymous, disclosed to Highveld Chronicle outside court that she undressed the man and forced him into sexual activity after inappropriate touching, revealed the source.<br \/>&#8220;The scars on the boy&#8217;s body indicate that she even assaulted him before engaging in sexual activity with him.&#8221;<br \/>Mokwana was arrested on Monday, 8 April, and made her initial appearance the following day. She remains in custody pending a formal bail application scheduled for April 16.<br \/>Community members who gathered to support the victim&#8217;s mother vehemently opposed bail for Mokwana.<br \/>&#8220;What she did is a complete betrayal of womanhood. Women are nurturers and protectors of children; they do not perpetrate such atrocious acts,&#8221; declared Sahara Mashianoke.<br \/>&#8220;She does not represent us. We adamantly oppose her release on bail. 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