The arrest comes after weeks of heightened tension between kombi drivers, conductors, touts, and law enforcement in the wake of the appalling incident. According to reports, the girl was accosted by several touts at the Rezende Street rank, who allegedly began blocking her path and preventing her from boarding a particular vehicle. On her way back home, she proceeded at Rezende Parkade rank to get a commuter omnibus back home. Whilst at the rank, the touts started blocking her way, obstructing her from entering a certain vehicle. Mutape’s arrest came after a tip-off when he returned to the Rezende Street rank, where he was known to operate.