Woman bites attacker's penis
2005-07-14 10:10
Newcastle - A 30-year-old accused of attempted rapist is languishing in police custody
after he failed to raise the R500 bail that a Newcastle magistrate granted
him on Monday.
Mfanafuthi John Nkosi's woes started last Friday when he attempted to rape
a 37-year-old woman, who wrestled him before biting his penis and managing
to flee.
Superintendent Buhle Ngidi told The Witness that the woman was walking at
the corner of Dolomite and Mica streets in Sunnyridge, Newcastle, on Friday
afternoon when Nkosi allegedly attacked her.
He said the woman was forced to undress, but she fought back, biting her
attacker's penis.
Ngidi said the woman screamed and her husband, who was nearby, heard her
and rushed to help, only to find a drunken Nkosi still trying to dress
himself.
"He was drunk and could not escape and the victim's husband managed to
apprehend him and called the police who arrested him on the spot," said
Ngidi, who has lauded the courage of the woman.
Ngidi said Nkosi is being treated for a seven-centimetre laceration on his
penis.
Ngidi said although fighting back during such attacks cannot always be
encouraged unless it is safe to do so, the message has been relayed that
women are fed up of dominant men, especially rapists.
"However, all credit for this brave woman. Nkosi will appear again in the
Newcastle magistrate's court on July 27," said Ngidi.