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A seventy-year-old woman was reportedly raped in Kenyi Payam of Lainya County

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  1. On 8.12.2017. Yei. A seventy-year-old woman was reportedly raped in Kenyi Payam of Lainya County in Yei River State, the County Commissioner Eresto Taban confirmed.
    The incident occurred as the old woman (whose identity is withheld) was walking to dry her raw cassava flour in the hilly neighborhood within the village. Speaking to Juba Monitor, Commissioner Taban said an SPLA soldier stationed at the area who was believed to be drunk threatened the woman under gunpoint and raped her instantly. “Yes, the incident happened in Kenyi. A drunken SPLA soldier entered the area and threatened people under gunpoint, but he ended up raping an old woman in the area,” Taban said. “The soldier has been arrested and is currently under military detention awaiting referral to Yei for the court ruling,” he added.
     

 

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Wednesday, April 25, 2018 - 01:15
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