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A 17-year-old girl was arrested on Tuesday following a post she made on Facebook after she  claimed to have been attacked at a park in Brackenfell on Monday afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The girl posted that she was attacked by two men while sitting under a tree at the park in Hibiscus Road, Protea Heights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She took to Facebook and posted the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Screenshots of the girl\u2019s post on Facebook<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Screenshots of the girl\u2019s post on Facebook.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Western Cape police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Andr\u00e9 Traut confirmed that a case of attempted robbery and assault was reported to the Brackenfell police on Monday afternoon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

 \u201cThe case was reported following an alleged incident where a 17-year-old female victim was attacked by two suspects in a park at around 11:00 on the same day.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Traut says that investigations into the circumstances of the matter led to the arrest of the complainant on Tuesday for defeating the ends of justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe is suspected of having submitted a false statement to police,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The girl will be appearing in the Kuils River court on Thursday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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