Man held after beating robber with panga, and other brief reports
* A man who was attacked in his home fought back and ended up killing one of his attackers, police said yesterday.He was arrested and would appear in a KwaZulu-Natal court today (Thursday), said Sergeant Sumay van Zyl. It was self-defence, but it was also unnecessary force. It is now up to the court to decide if it was murder, she said. IoL
* The parents of an 11-year-old girl have been remanded in custody until January 5 after appearing in the Bloemfontein Magistrates Court on charges of rape and defeating the ends of justice. It is alleged that the father had raped the daughter continuously since January 2003. She fell pregnant in June 2004 but the baby died. Daily Dispatch