Covid-19 delays trial of man accused of raping daughter

The trial of a Uitenhage father accused of raping his teenage daughter over a two-year period was postponed in the Port Elizabeth high court on Wednesday due to Covid-19 concerns.

The 47-year-old man, who cannot be named to protect his daughter’s identity, is accused of raping the then 13-year-old in the home they shared with her mother and siblings between 2015 and 2016...

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