A concerned father who was at the beach with his son witnessed the incident and intervened, leading to the man's arrest.
ALSO READ:A concerned father, who had taken his son to the beach to surf on the day in question, saw the incident take place after he and his son emerged from the water.
According to police, while waiting for his son to take a shower, the father saw the suspect luring the young girl closer to his grey Uno in the parking lot, whereafter heA police spokesperson said the eyewitness shouted at the man and ran towards the scene, after which he took the keys out of the suspect’s car’s ignition.
“The eyewitness called the police and the suspect was arrested on a charge of sexual assault. The money paid to the victim was found in her possession,” the spokesperson explained.“It’s thanks to residents that are committed to stopping crime that we could arrest the suspect.”This article was translated from Afrikaans by Nica Schreuder.
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