Local police spokesman
Leonard Hlathi told newsmen on Wednesday that the woman, who was in the third
month of her pregnancy, was raped at knife point.
South African Police said
they are on the lookout for a man with severely injured genitalia who allegedly
raped a pregnant woman, who bit him in self-defence.
“She was rape in front of
her young child after she hitched a lift with two men in eastern Mpumalanga
province.
“One of the men forcefully
raped her at knife point in front of her child,’’ a police statement read.
The crime occurred on
Monday.
“The woman managed to bite
the private part of the man, who ran away after the ordeal,’’ it added.
Police, however, appealed
to all health institutions to contact the authorities if they find a man with
“an injured private part.”
The police also put out a
tweet on their official account calling for information on the case.
Hlathi told newsmen that in
spite of his bad injuries, the man had managed to flee.
“It is not the first time
that men bitten on the genitals have managed to escape,’’ he said.
He said that the woman is
being treated by a psychologist, and noted that in South Africa “sexual offence
cases are high.”
South Africa recorded a
total of 39,828 rapes in 2016 to 2017, an average of around 109 per day.
However, the figures may be
even higher, with think tank Africa Check warning that rape may be
under-reported.
(dpa/NAN)
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