The Primrose police recently arrested a 22-year-old man on a charge of rape.<\/p>\n
The alleged rape took place in December 2016 at the victim\u2019s home in the Marathon informal settlement.<\/p>
\u201cThe victim, her husband and a friend were at home when two men, one with a firearm, entered the shack.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey ordered them to lie on the ground and searched them for valuables,\u201d explained Sgt Styles Maome, communications officer for the Primrose police.<\/p>
The woman attempted to escape and ran outside but was caught by one of the suspects.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe allegedly ordered her to undress and both men then allegedly raped her,\u201d said Maome.<\/p>\n
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