A 15-year-old girl who was left at home alone was allegedly repeatedly raped in the Ibika township, Butterworth, Eastern Cape police said on Sunday.

Captain Jackson Manatha said an intruder broke into the house in the early hours of Saturday morning and took the girl to a forest where he allegedly repeatedly raped her until the afternoon.

Manatha said the rape incident was reported to the police on Saturday evening.

He said the girl knew the suspect and police expected to make an arrest shortly.

Sapa