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    BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica Jan 10

    A pregnant South African woman bit the penis of a man who raped her at knife-point in front of her child in a small town in Mpumalanga province, police have said. Investigators are still looking for the man. http://bbc.in/2qJRaNm pic.twitter.com/HLxVM9LHOS

    2:20 AM - 10 Jan 2018
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    • evan Sukoluhle Nyathi Krampus Dissident👹 TERER NICHOLAS Bibard Emmanuelle FilmDirector🇳🇬🇺🇸 #TeamCourage Ibrahim Abubakar Boitumelo
    36 replies 209 retweets 147 likes
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      2. GreatDebaters  🇿🇼‏ @Gr8_Debaters Jan 10
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        He can't be that hard to find. they must round up every man who walks funny.

        4 replies 2 retweets 19 likes
      3. J A B U L A N I  🦁 M A C H A B A ™‏ @JabulaniLight Jan 10
        Replying to @Gr8_Debaters @BBCAfrica

        I bet you right now he's telling people he just got circumcised mmmmpic.twitter.com/c8MPdcjMd5

        0 replies 1 retweet 4 likes
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      2. Tegwes 💋‏ @HadassahEgbd Jan 10
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        👏I hope she bit it off and fed it to dogs👏

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      3. DOG TRAINER 🐾 🇳🇬 🇮🇳‏ @Posh_Mo Jan 10
        Replying to @HadassahEgbd @BBCAfrica

        Speaking for the Dogs, we would love to eat the man himself.

        1 reply 1 retweet 1 like
      4. Tegwes 💋‏ @HadassahEgbd Jan 10
        Replying to @Posh_Mo @BBCAfrica

        😆😂That's okay too. But a castration is perf👌for me, so he lives the rest of his life a eunuch. Matter of fact this should be the penalty for all rapists. No prison or death sentence, straight up chop chop 🔪✂️

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      2. Mamikeli‏ @Annilat Jan 10
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        You’re doing amazing sweetie 👏🏼

        1 reply 0 retweets 6 likes
      3. Glory Boateng 🇬🇭 🇧🇪‏ @GloryBoateng Jan 10
        Replying to @Annilat @BBCAfrica

        😂😂😂😂😂

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. Siboniso ndhlovu‏ @Sibonisondhlovu Jan 10
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Wat a smart defense

        0 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
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      1. TA Editing Consultancy CC‏ @ta_editing Jan 10
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        He will probably never rape again.

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      1. manka‏ @mankichkax Jan 10
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        he cant be very far away...i hope she got a chunk out

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      1. Cash 🤘‏ @Hellynux Jan 10
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        here is hoping she was able to bite off a big chunk of said appendage. Bastard

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      1. Issah Mohammed‏ @issah0008 Jan 10
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Really???... Pregnant woman???... C'mon... 😠😠😠😠

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      1. uSis o right!‏ @iNtombiNto_ Jan 10
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @TomiRikods

        He must've been asking for it going around sticking it where it don't belong!

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      1. Michael Sceptre, author of the #PiedPiper books.‏ @MichaelSceptre Jan 10
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Don’t bother look for him he will one day come back for his Penis!

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      1. Bee Flex‏ @lilflex3 Jan 10
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        That's so so sad , raping pregnant woman , He must be put to jail for 1000 years and may he rot in hell.

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      1. onenphilip‏ @philiponen_papa Jan 10
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Surely won't be that hard to find.... Pity the only prints the police work with are finger prints @slimundermine88

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      2. Tuwi13‏ @tuwi13 Jan 10
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        👏👏👏👏👏👏 men will never learn

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      3. FebruarysOnly‏ @Qhesanh Jan 10
        Replying to @tuwi13 @BBCAfrica

        All the good "men", looking at your statement like.......she doesn't mean all men, or does she🤔!?pic.twitter.com/ZiKzHr1Rom

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      4. Tuwi13‏ @tuwi13 Jan 10
        Replying to @Qhesanh @BBCAfrica

        😂😂😂😂😂😂

        0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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