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Mass rapist leaves Aids trail
Yet an another feel-good story from south Africa, HT African crisis.JOHANNESBURG Some rape victims died of Aids before the 261-count sexual offences trial began in the Johannesburg High Court. Many of those testifying are HIV-positive. Most do not know if they contracted the disease before or after being raped. As far as is known Mongezi Samuel Jingxela, 28, of Meadowlands, alleged to be one of South Africas worst serial sex offenders, does not have the disease. Other witnesses still to testify have said they falsely claimed to have Aids in trying to scare off the attacker. But they were still raped. Called to testify yesterday by advocate Louisa Loots, prosecuting, an elegantly dressed mother of two, who may not be named, broke down in the witness box and cried. She told the court her life had come to a standstill since she was kidnapped, assaulted, robbed and raped. She had been eager to find out more about a job offer in a sportswear factory, and accompanied a person identified by the witness as the accused Jingxela. En route she was attacked and raped. He had an old rusty knife and threatened to call his friends to finish me off if I made a noise. It was a bushy area and I couldnt see if there were others, so I screamed. After the rape the attacker told her to voetsek and robbed her of her possessions. On that day, dressed in a black skirt and black jacket, she had to make her way to the police station without underwear. The attacker had also robbed her of her handbag into which she had stuffed her panties. At her medical examination she was asked if he had used a condom, And I said no he did not use a condom, he was raping me. She was given a five-day course of anti-retrovirals, and she and her partner received counselling. When I was checked it was discovered that I had this HIV-disease. I was told at the clinic that I did not contract this disease from the accused. It was already in my blood. I suppose if this had not happened I would not have found out I had the disease. Posted by: anonymous5089 2007-02-20 |
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