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Woman raped on way to church
15 Mar 2017 at 04:37hrs | Views
A manhunt is on in Bulawayo for a pirate taxi driver who allegedly raped a 21 year old woman from Entumbane on her way to church for an all-night prayer
The driver had offered her transport into the city centre.
According to Bulawayo police spokesperson Inspector Precious Simango the incident occurred last Friday at about 8PM and the suspect is on the run.
"We're investigating a rape case involving a 21-year-old woman who was raped on her way to church on March 10. The woman boarded a silver pirate taxi and the driver told her that he was going to use a shortcut by driving along Richmond road," Simango told the Chronicle.
"Along the way, he diverted and drove to a bushy area where he parked his car, locked its doors and forced the woman to have sex with him at knife point without using protection."
She said the suspect ordered the woman to go on top of him and he raped her once.
"After the sexual assault, he drove towards Mzilikazi suburb where he dumped the woman before disappearing in his vehicle," Simango said.
The driver had offered her transport into the city centre.
According to Bulawayo police spokesperson Inspector Precious Simango the incident occurred last Friday at about 8PM and the suspect is on the run.
"We're investigating a rape case involving a 21-year-old woman who was raped on her way to church on March 10. The woman boarded a silver pirate taxi and the driver told her that he was going to use a shortcut by driving along Richmond road," Simango told the Chronicle.
"Along the way, he diverted and drove to a bushy area where he parked his car, locked its doors and forced the woman to have sex with him at knife point without using protection."
She said the suspect ordered the woman to go on top of him and he raped her once.
"After the sexual assault, he drove towards Mzilikazi suburb where he dumped the woman before disappearing in his vehicle," Simango said.
Source - online
