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Durban — Mystery continues to shroud a trio of women who may be behind the serial rape of men across the country. Preying upon men hitchhiking, the women lure their unsuspecting victims into a car before they are raped and robbed at gunpoint.
Five cases, spread across policing precincts around the country, bear striking similarities in modus operandi. The incidents have also put the concept of male rape in the spotlight.
Last week Phalaborwa police reported that a man, who was walking along the roadside, had been offered a lift by three women in a BMW.
Police spokesperson Constable Elvis Mongwe said one of the women offered the hitchhiker a soft drink. “Three minutes after drinking it, he had a painful erection,” Mongwe said.
He said the man was then taken to a deserted area where the women took turns raping him at gunpoint. They did not use condoms. Afterwards, they took his cell phone and R300 cash and dropped him off. No arrests have been made.
This is the latest in five cases since 2008. In three of the incidents, three women had used a BMW.
Criminal psychologist Dr Jackie De Wet said that the women exhibited a state of preparedness by carrying a weapon and drugs to ply their victim with — characteristics of predators.
“Like with many serial offenders, they’re mobile and they tend to blend in. The problem is that they’re clearly able to travel. They can live in one place and target victims in another. By the time it gets reported, the attackers have left. — Sapa
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