A brave 66-year-old Eastern Cape woman has bitten off a piece of the tongue of her alleged rapist.
Police spokesperson, Captain Jackson Manatha, said the the woman was attacked her home in a village at Centane on Friday night.
"The 24 year old suspect went to the bed of the victim and kissed her. The woman fought back and in the process of the struggle she bit off the piece of the suspect's tongue. The suspect eventually overpowered the victim and raped her although his piece of tongue had been bitten off," he said.
Manatha said the woman had kept the piece of the man's tongue and "handed it over to Centane police as an exhibit."
"The suspect was traced and arrested on Saturday 05 December 2015. Police also noticed that his tongue had been bitten," Manatha said.
The 24 year old suspect has been charged with rape and will appear before the Centane Magistrate Court on Monday 07 December 2015 on a charge of rape.
