Mistaken identity or rape?
Monday, March 06, 2023 | 180 Views |

Close Up Of Man Hands Holding A Woman Hands For Rape And Sexual Abuse, Anti-trafficking And Stopping
A 22-year-old man from Mmapitse ward, Malatswae is in police custody facing a charge of rape after he was reported to the police for allegedly taking liberties with his girlfriend’s sister. Was it a case of mistaken identity or rape? The bizarre incident which has divided the siblings is being investigated as a case of rape by the Serowe police.
The Monitor is informed that after a scuffle with her boyfriend at a local bar, the furious woman left her lover and headed home. After a few hours of deep sleep, she was woken up by sexual activity, but to her surprise, as she came to consciousness the man on top of her was not her boyfriend. As investigations into the incident commence, the police are to determine whether the sexual act was a case of mistaken identity or whether the sister’s boyfriend had set out to sexually assault the complainant.
It is also hurting that whilst we all know that the Botswana Police Service (BPS) is charged functionally with the duties to investigate all forms of crime, some locals have resorted to taking the law into their own hands. It is very wrong to do that. There is also a possibility that one may wrongfully take the life of a person in the process, unless it is a justifiable case of self-defence. Recently, in the city of Francistown, some locals found...