eMbalenhle woman speaks about the trauma of being gang raped
The men beat her husband unconscious and then took her to a church building where they raped her.
A 35-year-old woman from eMbalenhle will never forget being repeatedly gang-raped by three men in a church in eMbalenhle.
The victim told Ridge Times that at about 02:00 on the morning of November 2, she was walking with her husband in the street when three men attacked them.
The men beat the husband unconscious and stole his cellphone and cash. The victim said the assailants then took her to a church building in Ext 17, where they gang-raped her until around 04:00 in the morning.
“They then began to argue about what was to be done with me because it was already daybreak. Two of them wanted to kill me, but the third wanted to take me to his house to continue to rape me,” the traumatised woman recalled her ordeal.
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She said the other two agreed that the third man take her with him and they walked in the opposite direction.
“This man told me this was our time together. While walking, I told myself it was time to escape. This man would not overpower me. He held on to me as if we were lovers to avoid suspicion from the community,” she explained.
When the woman noticed people sitting outside a house along the route, she pulled free and ran to them.
“I told them the story while the suspect was busy shouting that I must come back because he was waiting for me. The suspect fled when the people approached him.”
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According to the victim, the strangers took her to the eMbalenhle Police Station, where officers took her to Evander Hospital.
A case of gang rape was opened. The victim warns other women to avoid walking at night.
“This harrowing experience taught me women are not safe in eMbalenhle. Criminals do not care if you are walking with a man for your protection.”
The eMbalenhle police spokesperson, Constable Busi Mthethwa, confirmed a gang-rape case was opened at the eMbalenhle police. No arrest has been made yet as the investigation continues.
