Tatitown police investigate two rape cases

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Tatitown's assistant police station commander, assistant Superintendent, Modise Kgathang, has told MmegiOnline that the two rape cases occurred on Friday and Saturday night in Natale and Makobo villages.

He said the Friday incident involved a 38-year-old woman who had visited Francistown to watch a football match between Rollers and Gaborone United. The woman who is from Masunga was allegedly raped by a 28-year-old man of Natale village.

"Narrating her story the victim conceded to have had spent the whole night with the suspect entertaining herself drinking alcohol in Francistown, but was shocked to wake up in Natale next to the suspect and opened a rape case. Investigations into the matter are ongoing, but the suspect has since been arrested, charged with an offence of rape and he will soon appear before Francistown Magistrates Court," he said.

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