Police in Ruhango District on Tuesday, arrested a man accused of raping a neighbour’s wife. The suspect, John Singirankabo, is being held at the police station in Nyamagana.
According to reliable sources in Ruhango sector, the victim Nyiramutarambirwa invited Singirankabo as a traditional healer to administer remedies because she could not get pregnant after two years of marriage.
Dusabimana, the victim’s husband, had gone to work, but on his return at home an hour later, he was surprised to find his wife being raped by Singirankabo. The healer had used substances that made Nyiramutarambirwa asleep.
Acting spontaneously, Dusabimana locked the two in his house and then called the police and neighbours who immediately intervened.
The victim was taken to Kabgayi hospital, where preliminary tests confirmed she had been raped. Meanwhile, Singirankabo denies allegations of attempted rape.
Once convicted of rape, Singirankabo is likely to be sentenced to imprisonment from 5 to 10 years in accordance with Article 336 of the Penal Code Rwanda.
Police Spokesman Superintendent Theos Badege urged Rwandans to see doctors instead of using witchcraft.
“The decentralization of health services of our time allows easy access to healthcare and health insurance. One should not opt for witchcraft as healing method,” advised the Superintendent
Badege.
Badege said the police will track criminals of any kind and that the law will be enforced against them.
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