- The case against an Eastern Cape nurse accused of raping a woman inside Holy Cross Hospital's consultation room has been postponed to 26 June.
- The 31-year-old briefly appeared in the Flagstaff Magistrate's Court on Wednesday.
- National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson Luxolo Tyali said the case was postponed because a decision from the senior prosecutor was awaited on.
The case against an Eastern Cape nurse accused of raping a woman inside Holy Cross Hospital's consultation room in Flagstaff, the Eastern cape, has been postponed to next month.
National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) spokesperson Luxolo Tyali said the case was postponed to 26 June because a decision was awaited on from a senior public prosecutor.
Tyali added a case was referred to a senior public prosecutor for a decision for various reasons, including getting an opinion on whether to continue with the prosecution, change of a charge or whether to refer the case to a higher court, among others.
The 31-year-old briefly appeared in the Flagstaff Magistrate's Court on Wednesday.
He is currently out on R2 000 bail.
The health worker, who may not be named due to the nature of the crime, has since been suspended by Heath MEC Nomakhosazana Meth over the alleged incident.
Although Meth announced in a statement the woman had screamed for help before she could be raped, the NPA and police both maintained the charge should be charged with rape.
She called on the police to prioritise the case.
The woman was not a patient but was at the hospital accompanying her child.
The pair was due to be transferred to Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital for specialist care when the nurse allegedly took the woman to a consulting room where the incident took place.
Meth said while the criminal investigation continued, the Department of Health had instituted and internal probe.