NORTHERN CAPE – On Sunday, 23 January 2022 at approximately15:00 a young woman was walking alone alongside the R359 road near the Greenfields settlement in Augrabies when she was approached by an unknown male who threatened her with a knife and robbed her of her cellphone. The suspect, then at knifepoint took the female victim to a derelict building close Cape Agri in Augrabies, where he raped her.

The police is requesting the assistance of the public in tracing the wanted suspect as per the attached identikit. The suspect is described as being coloured, between the ages of 20-25 years, is of slender build and approximately 1.6 metres tall. He was wearing a green golf t-shirt and a blue baseball cap at the time of the incident.

Any person with information can contact the investigating officer, Sgt Shabalala on 079 697 7836 or Capt Myburgh on 060 984 3529 or via the MYSAPS APP. All information will be treated confidentially.

Source: South African Police Service