Durban — Two suspects are due to appear in court on Wednesday for human trafficking after they were arrested outside Durban for trafficking in persons as well as keeping a brothel.
Hawks provincial spokesperson Captain Simphiwe Mhlongo said that on Monday members of the Durban-based Serious Organised Crime Investigation, Malvern police station and Durban metro police arrested two suspects, aged 31 and 37, for trafficking in persons as well as keeping a brothel in Malvern.
“Police received information from a female who alleged that she was held against her will in a certain house in Malvern, Durban. Police proceeded to the said house and the alleged victim was found,” Mhlongo said.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that the victim was allegedly lured by a female suspect to come and work in Durban. The male suspect allegedly paid her transport fees.
“But upon her arrival, she was allegedly raped and kept in the house against her will. She managed to report the matter and sent her location to someone who reported it to the police.”
Mhlongo said that the victim was taken to a place of safety and both suspects were placed under arrest.
He said they are expected to appear in the Durban Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday.
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