Two girls aged 15 and 17 were allegedly raped in a riverbed at Rehoboth in the early hours of Saturday.
This is according to the police’s weekend crime report.
The victims and their friends were allegedly attending a prayer session on a mountain and came across three men at a supermarket on their way home.
One allegedly pulled out a knife, held the victims at knifepoint, ordered them to go into the bushes, and raped them.
The suspect has been arrested and police investigations continue.
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