Breakthrough by South African Police in Hankey Farm Attack Case

A 32-year-old suspect has been arrested and will appear in the Hankey Magistrate's Court on charges of attempted murder, rape, illegal possession of a firearm, robbery with aggravated circumstances, theft and indecent assault. On 23 March 2018, a 44-year-old woman and her children were attacked in their home allegedly by a gun-wielding man.

The town of Hankey in the Eastern Cape.

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