Villagers live in terror of a serial rapist – The Midweek Sun

Name of article: Villagers live in terror of a serail rapist

Name of journalist : Phemelo Ramasu

Name of publication: The Midweek Sun

Date: 11 May 2011

Country: Botswana

Theme: Crime

Skills : Fairness

Genre : News

GEM classification : Gender aware

Description :

The settlement of Maruso nestled between Digawana and Molapowabojang in the Southern district has no spark. The habitat that consists of members of one family, mostly the Mooketsis, got its name from the abundant vegetable leruso that the early elders discovered in the area’s river.

The vegetable has a sour taste and this is exactly how the residents feel right now: bitter, frustrated and fearful. They are so scared and traumatised that they stay huddled in their homes, hoping and praying that they would not be the latest victims in a spate of rape incidents that has gripped the settlement since 2010.

What is unspeakable about the incidents is that the inhabitants are familiar with one another yet they dont think that it is anyone from their family who is the perpetrator. Some suspect that an outsider is responsible.

Download : The settlement of Maruso nestled between Digawana and Molapowabojang in the Southern district has no spark.