A man from Port Elizabeth was beaten to death by angry women because he allegedly raped one of their own.
His naked body lay in the dust, his pants still around his ankles.
The man is allegedly to climb through the bedroom window in the house of a naked woman and to rape her where she lay sleeping.
Hours later dozens of angry women beat him with sjamboks and sticks.The women from Govan Mbeki township in Port Elizabeth said they wanted to send a clear message that they would not allow this behaviour in their area.
The rape victim (34) told Daily Sun: “I knew this man. He lived in my township.”She said she came across him earlier in the day when she was walking to the tavern.“A group of us were watching Kaizer Chiefs play Free State Stars in my house when we needed more booze,” she said.“As I was walking to the tavern with my friends, we came across the same man. He grabbed me around my waist. I swore at him and told him not to do that again.”
She went home and later went to lie down. Her three children were sleeping in the one bedroom while she went to the other.
“I slept next to my boyfriend,” she said.“I was drunk and fast asleep. But when I woke up there was a man on top of me having sex with me. It was the same man who had bothered me earlier.” That’s when she started screaming.
The victim’s boyfriend (41) told Daily Sun, “I woke up to find this man on top of the mother of my three children. I fought with him and residents arrived to help,” he said.“I thank my ancestors that this dog came while I was at home and not at work. I saw this man attacking my woman in front of my eyes.”
Residents described the alleged rapist as a man who enjoyed sexually harassing women. “This is a lesson for all rapists in this area,” said one of the women.
Warrant officer Thembi Gwe told Daily Sun: “At about 4.30am on Sunday a man (25) was beaten to death by residents.” The cops said he understood the anger but insisted that under no circumstances should people take the law into their own hands.
- Daily Sun
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