A 19-year-old man has been arrested after falling asleep following the rape of his victim - a woman in a flat in Johannesburg, Gauteng police said on Monday.
Warrant Officer Xoli Mbele said the woman, 30, met the man she knew on Saturday at 2am, after she returned from a tavern.
"He forcefully took her to his flat where he raped her. He fell asleep and the victim ran to a police station," he said.
He said the police found him still asleep and he was arrested.
He was expected to appear in the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court on Monday.
Rape victim seeks help after perpetrator fell asleep
A 19-year-old man has been arrested after falling asleep following the rape of his victim - a woman in a flat in Johannesburg, Gauteng police said on Monday.
Warrant Officer Xoli Mbele said the woman, 30, met the man she knew on Saturday at 2am, after she returned from a tavern.
"He forcefully took her to his flat where he raped her. He fell asleep and the victim ran to a police station," he said.
He said the police found him still asleep and he was arrested.
He was expected to appear in the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court on Monday.
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