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Man falls asleep after raping woman
11 Feb 2013 at 06:53hrs | Views
Johannesburg - A 19-year-old man has been arrested after falling asleep after raping a woman in a flat in Johannesburg, Gauteng police said on Monday.
Warrant Officer Xoli Mbele said the woman, 30, met the man she knew on Saturday at 02:00, after she returned from a tavern.
"He forcefully took her to his flat where he raped her. He fell asleep and the victim ran to a police station," he said.
Mbele said the police found him still asleep and he was arrested.
He was expected to appear in the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court on Monday.
Warrant Officer Xoli Mbele said the woman, 30, met the man she knew on Saturday at 02:00, after she returned from a tavern.
"He forcefully took her to his flat where he raped her. He fell asleep and the victim ran to a police station," he said.
Mbele said the police found him still asleep and he was arrested.
He was expected to appear in the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court on Monday.
Source - Sapa
