Woman Returns From Overseas To Lodge Rape Case � Eight Years Later

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Kasane Police are investigating a case in which a rape case has been opened, eight years after the alleged ordeal.

The complainant reportedly visited Botswana as a tourist (country of origin unmentioned) that year and has only recently learnt that her daughter who had accompanied her on the trip was raped here during their stay. 

According to a source, the woman had visited the country with her three children and lodged at a certain lodge in Kasane, where the alleged incident took place. The woman apparently heard about her daughter’s ordeal only when she was diagnosed with recurring sexual transmitted infections.

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