{"id":264751,"date":"2025-07-03T15:15:19","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T13:15:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/?p=264751"},"modified":"2025-07-04T10:23:40","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T08:23:40","slug":"four-arrested-for-human-trafficking-rape-and-attempted-murder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/four-arrested-for-human-trafficking-rape-and-attempted-murder\/","title":{"rendered":"Four arrested for human trafficking, rape and attempted murder"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Three men and a woman have been arrested for trafficking in persons, rape and attempted murder after a 26-year-old victim escaped from a torturous captivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"264753\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/four-arrested-for-human-trafficking-rape-and-attempted-murder\/hawks-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Hawks-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Hawks 2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Hawks-2-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Hawks-2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-264753\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Hawks-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Hawks-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Hawks-2-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rian Mulder (56), former policeman Raoul Hartman (59) and Alicha Britz (29) were arrested for human trafficking, rape and murder at a house in Bloemfontein.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Free State multi-disciplinary team led by the Bloemfontein-based Hawks&#8217; Serious Organised Crime Investigation unit, the K9 unit, Crime Intelligence and the Police Emergency Services arrested three suspects aged between 29 and 59.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rian Mulder (56), former policeman Raoul Hartman (59) and Alicha Britz (29) appeared in the Bloemfontein Magistrates&#8217; Court on 1 July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hartman is a former WO who was attached to the Hawks&#8217; Serious Organised Crime Investigation unit in Bloemfontein until 2019, when he retired.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 26-year-old victim alleges that, during July 2022, she saw an advertisement on Facebook for a job as a bar tender at a certain gentleman&#8217;s club in Ferreira, Bloemfontein.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She started talking to the club owner, who made arrangements for the victim to be transported from Ventersburg. A few days later, the club owner and a driver brought her to Bloemfontein.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Upon arrival, she was taken to the house of one of the accused persons where she claims to have been drugged, sexually assaulted, and repeatedly raped by a group of males. The victim further alleges that one of the suspects was taking pictures during the ordeal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She managed to escape through the bathroom window and sought assistance. The case was reported at a nearby police station and later transferred to the Hawks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mulder and Hartman were released on R3 000 bail each. Britz remains in custody. A fourth suspect, aged 34, has been arrested by the Secunda Serious Organised Crime Investigation (Soci) unit, and will appear in court in Bloemfontein.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Free State head of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks), Maj. Gen. 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