Johabbesburg - An 11-year-old girl was raped and stabbed several times in her Soweto home on Wednesday, Gauteng police said.
“The girl was sleeping in a house in Bram Fischerville with her little brother when she was attacked on Wednesday morning,” Warrant Officer Kay Makhubela said.
A man entered the house and raped the girl before stabbing her three times in the upper body.
“She managed to call for help and the neighbours responded. She was taken to hospital where she is in a critical condition,” said Makhubela.
Cases of house robbery and rape have been opened. No arrests had been made. - Sapa