Pretoria murder accused has pending rape case — NPA
After Helder abandoned bail Mbembele postponed the matter to October 15.
Outside the court, the NPA's Lumka Mahanjana told the media Helder has a pending rape case at the same court. 'He is also facing a charge of rape and he will appear on the same date.
'At face value, it looks like the rapist would meet his victims on Facebook, invite them to his place and rape them,' she said, while not ruling out the possibility of more victims coming forward.
Bodies of three other women were found in the same area but Mahanjana clarified that they were not linked to Helder as suggested by other media houses. 'The investigations on those cases are ongoing,' she said.
#NotInMyName, which advocates against the abuse of women and children, said they were pleased Helder chose to abandon bail. 'We are happy that he abandoned bail and until his matter is ventilated properly in a court of law he should stay behind bars,' said Themba Masango, the organisation's secretary-general.
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