Dros rape accused to spend next 30 days in Weskoppies for psychiatric evaluation
9 January 2019
The 22-year-old man accused of raping a seven-year-old girl in the bathroom of a Dros restaurant in Pretoria will spend the next 30 days in Weskoppies Psychiatric Hospital.
This was confirmed by the State on Wednesday as the Pretoria Magistrate's Court heard that a bed had become available for the accused so that he could undergo psychiatric evaluation.
The accused stood in the dock, wearing a beige jersey, as Magistrate Ignatius du Preez explained that three psychiatrists and a psychologist would evaluate the accused, as per a previous court order.
The evaluation is expected to determine the mental capacity of the accused and whether he could be held accountable.