UNZA student reportedly robbed, raped by Facebook ’friend’

A University of Zambia (UNZA) student aged 19 of Emmasdale area in Lusaka, was on Friday night reportedly raped and robbed by Facebook ‘friend’ as she was coming back from class, the Zambia Police has disclosed.

Deputy Police Public Relations Officer, Danny Mwale, in a statement released on Saturday in Lusaka said the victim was coming from class at UNZA around 22:00 hours on Friday going back to the boarding house in Marshland area together with her friend.

Mwale said on their way, the two ladies met unknown people within UNZA Car Park who offered to drive them to their boarding house.

He said when they entered the motor vehicle, a Toyota Spacio, they noticed that they were three men inside which immediately sped off until they reached S.O.S in Chazanga area along the Great North Road.

Mwale said the other student managed to jump out of the motor vehicle and immediately alerted the Police.

“The victim was taken to a named lodge where she was raped by one of the suspects who later went away with her iPhone and left her in a room at the same lodge,” he said.

Mwale said the suspects went away with her iPhone and left her in a room at the same lodge.

“She was only assisted by lodge workers to reconnect with her relatives today, April 8, 2023 at around 02:00 hours. she was rushed to the hospital for medical attention,” he said.

Mwale said the 19-year-old victim later revealed to Police during interrogations that she has been communicating with the ‘suspect’ on Facebook but they never met until the day she was picked on Friday night.

He said investigations are on going.

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