A man has appeared in court for the alleged sexual assault of his three-year-old neighbour in Mitchells Plain.
It was the victim’s six-year-old sister who raised the alarm at the weekend when she witnessed the man allegedly putting his penis inside the toddler’s mouth.
Waseem Abrahams was arrested on Saturday and made his first appearance at the Mitchells Plain Magistrates’ Court on Monday where he is facing a charge of sexual assault, police spokesperson Mihlali Majikela confirmed.
The matter was postponed to March 9 for his formal bail application.
The matter is currently before court and further details may not be published as it might reveal the children’s identities.
The angry mother, 23, says she wants the suspect kept behind bars as it’s not the first time the neighbour is accused of molesting children.
Two years ago, Abrahams was also charged with the sexual assault of the children’s aunt, who was seven years old at the time.
“This same man molested my sister two years ago. He also did it to the friend of my sister and those cases were provisionally withdrawn,” she says.
“I always teach my children about their bodies and what is right and wrong.
“My six-year-old was too wakker for him and she immediately came and told me.
“She said she saw him placing his penis in her sister’s mouth.
“He must stay in jail because since he has matriculated, he is doing these things.
“My child had been playing on his property when it happened.
“We fenced up our home, but the children still manage to climb over when they want to play with the other kids there.”
Community activist, Philidelphia Hartzenberg says sex crimes is becoming a sickness in their community: “We had an attempted rape the weekend of a child and that man is on the run. Now this incident. We are sick and tired of this.”
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