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Police hunt for rapist with bitten penis after pregnant woman injures attacker's genitals | Police hunt for rapist with bitten penis after pregnant woman injures attacker's genitals |
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A suspected rapist was “with a severely injured private part” after his pregnant victim bit his penis as she was sexually assaulted in front of her child, police in South Africa said as they launched a manhunt for him. | A suspected rapist was “with a severely injured private part” after his pregnant victim bit his penis as she was sexually assaulted in front of her child, police in South Africa said as they launched a manhunt for him. |
Investigators urged hospitals in the country to contact police if they had treated anyone with wounds to their genitals. | Investigators urged hospitals in the country to contact police if they had treated anyone with wounds to their genitals. |
The woman was raped at knifepoint on 8 January after she accepted a lift from two men in order to get to a clinic in the eastern Mpumalanga province, along with her five-year-old child. | The woman was raped at knifepoint on 8 January after she accepted a lift from two men in order to get to a clinic in the eastern Mpumalanga province, along with her five-year-old child. |
The men then threatened the woman at gunpoint, warning her not to scream, police said in a statement, adding that the men were driving a white Toyota Tazz near the town of White River. | The men then threatened the woman at gunpoint, warning her not to scream, police said in a statement, adding that the men were driving a white Toyota Tazz near the town of White River. |
She was then driven into bushes at a nearby plantation, where she was raped, the statement continued. | She was then driven into bushes at a nearby plantation, where she was raped, the statement continued. |
After biting her rapist’s penis, both men ran away, leaving mother and child alone in the bushes, Brigadier Leonard Hlathi told The Independent. | After biting her rapist’s penis, both men ran away, leaving mother and child alone in the bushes, Brigadier Leonard Hlathi told The Independent. |
“We are still hunting him,” he added, when asked if a suspect had been identified. | “We are still hunting him,” he added, when asked if a suspect had been identified. |
Sexual assault remains a huge problem in South Africa, with 39,828 reports of rape recorded in 2016-17, according to fact-checking organisation Africa Check. | Sexual assault remains a huge problem in South Africa, with 39,828 reports of rape recorded in 2016-17, according to fact-checking organisation Africa Check. |
It was down slightly from 41,503 reported incidences the previous year. | It was down slightly from 41,503 reported incidences the previous year. |
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