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South Africa police hunt rapist with bitten penis | South Africa police hunt rapist with bitten penis |
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South African hospitals are on the alert for a man with an injured penis after a pregnant woman managed to bite her rapist's genitals as he assaulted her in front of her child. | South African hospitals are on the alert for a man with an injured penis after a pregnant woman managed to bite her rapist's genitals as he assaulted her in front of her child. |
The woman was sexually assaulted after accepting a lift from two men in Mpumalanga province as she tried to reach a clinic with her child, five. | The woman was sexually assaulted after accepting a lift from two men in Mpumalanga province as she tried to reach a clinic with her child, five. |
Instead she was driven into the bushes and raped at knifepoint, police say. | Instead she was driven into the bushes and raped at knifepoint, police say. |
They now hope his injuries will mean the man can be brought to justice. | |
"We appeal to all health institutions that should they found a man with an injured private part, they must as soon as possible contact Constable Solly Mabuza," Mpumalanga police said in a statement. | "We appeal to all health institutions that should they found a man with an injured private part, they must as soon as possible contact Constable Solly Mabuza," Mpumalanga police said in a statement. |
The men, the statement says, were driving a white Toyota Tazz near the town of White River. They initially threatened the woman, who is three months pregnant, at gunpoint, warning her not to scream. | The men, the statement says, were driving a white Toyota Tazz near the town of White River. They initially threatened the woman, who is three months pregnant, at gunpoint, warning her not to scream. |
After she bit her attacker, he fled and was "currently not found", the statement explained. | After she bit her attacker, he fled and was "currently not found", the statement explained. |
Rape and sexual assault remain a large problem in South Africa. According to Africa Check, more than 109 rapes were reported each day on average during 2016/17 - totalling 39,828 incidents. | |
However, the number had decreased slightly from the year before, when 41,503 rapes were recorded. | However, the number had decreased slightly from the year before, when 41,503 rapes were recorded. |
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