Staff Reporter.
Gauteng police have revealed on Monday that the suspended Bolt driver accused of rape could be linked to other cases of rape.
The driver was arrested at Kyasands Informal Settlement on Saturday, 26 February 2022. He made his first appearance in the Randburg Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, 1 March 2022, and his case was postponed to Tuesday, 8 March 2022.
This comes after a woman took to social media on Friday, stating her friend had been sexually assaulted, allegedly by a Bolt driver.
The police’s Thembeki Segala said that four cases of sexual assault had been opened against the driver, with two of the cases linking the same man to a rape case back in January.
“When we tried to check into what might have happened, we found that in January we already had cases and now we have four cases,” the police said.
The police have urged the public to come forward with any information that can assist police.
National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) regional spokesperson Phindi Mjonondwane confirmed that the matter returns to court on Tuesday.
“He is charged with kidnapping, [two counts of] rape, robbery with aggravating circumstances, and attempted murder,” she said on Monday.
Bolt South Africa has since suspended the driver from its platform and said that it was supporting law enforcement officials with the investigation and a petition has been circulating on social media demanding that the e-hailing service improves the vetting of its drivers.