{"id":218642,"date":"2019-09-25T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-25T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/218642\/man-allegedly-rapes-ex-girlfriend-threatens-to-kill-her\/"},"modified":"2019-09-25T08:46:34","modified_gmt":"2019-09-25T06:46:34","slug":"man-allegedly-rapes-ex-girlfriend-threatens-to-kill-her","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/09\/25\/man-allegedly-rapes-ex-girlfriend-threatens-to-kill-her\/","title":{"rendered":"Man allegedly rapes ex-girlfriend, threatens to kill her"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While asleep with her boyfriend in their Marathon informal settlement shack last Saturday, a woman heard a loud knock on the door.<\/p>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/217905\/three-arrested-after-shoot-out-with-police\/\" target=\"_blank\">Three arrested after shoot-out with police<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>\u201cThe woman\u2019s 30-year-old ex-boyfriend allegedly ordered the couple to open the door,\u201d said Sgt Styles Maome, communications officer for the Primrose police.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWhen they refused he reportedly forced his way into the shack, grabbed the woman and threatened the man with a screwdriver when he attempted to help.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe suspect allegedly dragged the woman back to his shack where he ordered her to undress, when she refused he reportedly torn off her clothes and forced himself on her.\u201d<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The accused allegedly threatened to kill the victim if she reported the incident to the police.<\/p>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/217909\/primrose-police-nab-eight-for-possession-of-suspected-stolen-property\/\" target=\"_blank\">Primrose police nab eight for possession of suspected stolen property<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>\u201cWhen the suspect left for work the next day the woman was able to escape and reported the crime to police,\u201d said Maome.<\/p>\n<p>The man was later arrested on a charge of rape.<\/p>\n<p>He has since appeared in the Germiston Magistrate\u2019s Court, where his case was postponed for a bail application.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Hav<\/strong><strong>e a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>or Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"mailto:leighh@caxton.co.za\">leighh@caxton.co.za.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: 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