Alleged serial rapist to go on trialAt the tender age of 17, Rudolf Goagoseb allegedly raped two minor girls while out on bail for another rape charge. Accused of four coutns of rape by the age of 17 At the tender age of 17, Rudolf Goagoseb allegedly raped two minor girls while out on bail for another rape charge. The trial of a 22-year-old Okahandja man facing rape, assault and attempted murder charges will start on 5 September in the Windhoek High Court.Rudolf Goagoseb is facing five counts of rape, two counts of assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, and an attempted murder charge.
Goagoseb was 17 when he committed the alleged assaults and while he was out on bail for another alleged rape charge.
It is alleged that Goagoseb, on 29 September in 2010, raped three minor girls, one aged 12 and two aged 14, and two of them twice. He allegedly attacked the minors while they were walking through a bushy area near Nau-Aib at Okahandja.
It is further alleged that he threatened the victims with a broken bottle and tied them up before raping the girls.
The 12-year-old girl had to be taken for medical treatment after she was found naked and bleeding.
According to the State, the assault charge arises from allegations that the accused struck one of the complainants with a clenched fist on the chest causing severe injuries.
After submissions by State Advocate Palmer Khumalo, and defence counsel Kadhila Amoomo, that no new issues had arisen after the pre-trial on 21 July, Judge Christie Liebenberg set the trial date to 5 September when Goagoseb will make a plea.
FRED GOEIEMAN