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HIV+ claims fails to scare away rapist
28 Mar 2012 at 23:58hrs | Views
AN ATTEMPT by a Chivi woman to scare off a man who wanted to rape her by telling him that she was HIV positive failed to save her after the suspect allegedly went on to have anal sex with her.
The woman sustained multiple lacerations. She thought by telling the suspect that she was on treatment for HIV would save her. However, the woman from Mudemba Village in Chipindu communal lands was stunned when the Okapi knife-wielding man demanded anal sex.
The unidentified man vanished into the bush after raping the woman. Masvingo police spokesman Inspector Tineyi Matake yesterday said they were looking for the suspect.
"We are still looking for the suspect who fled after he had forced the complainant to have anal sex with her," said Inspector Matake.
According to police, the complainant was herding cattle in a bushy area alone just before sunset when she was approached by the suspect who was asking for directions to an unnamed location.
As the complainant drew closer to the suspect to give him the directions, the stranger allegedly grabbed her and pulled out an Okapi knife threatening to kill her if she screamed.
He allegedly dragged the woman into a thicket before tripping her to the ground. When he was about to rape her, the complainant lied that she was HIV positive and on anti retroviral therapy. The woman reported the matter at Chipindu Police Base.
The woman sustained multiple lacerations. She thought by telling the suspect that she was on treatment for HIV would save her. However, the woman from Mudemba Village in Chipindu communal lands was stunned when the Okapi knife-wielding man demanded anal sex.
The unidentified man vanished into the bush after raping the woman. Masvingo police spokesman Inspector Tineyi Matake yesterday said they were looking for the suspect.
"We are still looking for the suspect who fled after he had forced the complainant to have anal sex with her," said Inspector Matake.
According to police, the complainant was herding cattle in a bushy area alone just before sunset when she was approached by the suspect who was asking for directions to an unnamed location.
As the complainant drew closer to the suspect to give him the directions, the stranger allegedly grabbed her and pulled out an Okapi knife threatening to kill her if she screamed.
He allegedly dragged the woman into a thicket before tripping her to the ground. When he was about to rape her, the complainant lied that she was HIV positive and on anti retroviral therapy. The woman reported the matter at Chipindu Police Base.
Source - TH
