Record 700 rapes reported by mid-2017
Friday, June 16, 2017
The Botswana Police Service’s spokesperson, assistant commissioner Witness Bosija says statistics show that from January to May this year 700 women have been raped.
He said that last year 2,052 rape cases were recorded as compared to 2,163 cases in 2015 showing a decline of 5.13 percent. Police have expressed concern over an increase in rapes involving women who are attacked and sexually violated at night while from entertainment arenas. The police investigations reveal that in most cases, women are raped while walking alone at night but a few are attacked and raped in their sleep.
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