KWAZULU-NATAL – On Monday 05 September 2022, members from Durban based Serious Organised Crime Investigation, Malvern police station and Durban Metro Police arrested two suspects aged 31 and 37 for trafficking in persons as well as keeping of a brothel in Malvern.

Police received information about a female who alleged that she was held against her will in a certain house in Malvern, Durban. Police proceeded to the said house and the alleged victim was found.

Preliminary investigation revealed that the said victim was allegedly lured by a female suspect to come and work in Durban. The male suspect allegedly paid her transport fees. But upon her arrival, she was allegedly raped and kept in the house against her will. She managed to report the matter and sent her location to someone who reported to the police.

The victim was taken to a place of safety and both suspects were placed under arrest. They are expected to appear in the Durban Magistrate’s Court tomorrow.

Source: South African Police Service