By Kabelo Abel Mokgalabone
LEPORONG: Five women were allegedly gang – raped yesterday during a robbery at Wisani Funeral Parlour branch along the R37 in Leporong in the Sekhukhune District.
Two female friends were on their way to visit a boyfriend working at Wisani Funeral Parlour, walking along the R37 road when they were accosted by six men who grabbed them and took them to the first mortuary where they shot and injured one employee.
They then proceeded to the next mortuary and on arrival, they found three female and six male employees. All six males were severely assaulted by the suspects, allegedly using the buds of their firearms until they became unconscious.
All five females were then gang-raped and robbed of their cellphones and other belongings. The suspects thereafter took an undisclosed amount of money from the safe and fled the scene.
The victims were discovered by another employee who was to report on duty and the police were then alerted. On arrival at the scene, they found the badly injured victims lying on the ground and others on chairs. Some of the female victims were also assaulted.
The victims were transported to hospital for medical treatment.
Limpopo Provincial Commissioner of Police has confirmed that cases of five (05) counts of rape, three counts of kidnapping, attempted murder and business robbery have been opened and police investigations are unfolding.
