A man is to face South African courts today after allegedly raping his own mother as she walked home alone from a bar.

The suspect was on Saturday apprehended after his 50-year-old mother identified him as the reported perpetrator of the outrageous assault..

Reports in South Africa suggest the man is either 28 or 29 years old.

News 24 said that the mother was walking in Willowvale, around 400 km north east of Port Elizabeth when she heard footsteps behind her before being accosted.

“It is alleged that the victim was [walking] from a local tavern at Phaphasini Locality, Mboya Village, Willowvale on Friday at about 19:00,' police spokesperson Captain Jackson Manatha said.

“She was on her way home. The victim felt some footsteps from behind. She continued walking until the person from behind grabbed her.

“She was dragged far from the road and the suspect accosted her. She was then raped by the suspect.”

The suspect fled the scene of the alleged crime before his mother identified him to police as her own biological son.

He will hereby face the Willowvale Magistrate's Court today after been prosecuted for rape.

Captain Manatha added that “Butterworth Cluster Commander Brigadier Ngangema Xakavu strongly condemned the alleged rape of the victim especially by the suspect who was supposed to protect her as his mother”.