Man falls asleep after raping woman

A 19-year-old man has been arrested after falling asleep after raping a woman in a flat in Johannesburg, Gauteng police said on Monday.

Warrant Officer Xoli Mbele said the woman, 30, met the man she knew on Saturday at 02:00, after she returned from a tavern.


"He forcefully took her to his flat where he raped her. He fell asleep and the victim ran to a police station," he said.

Mbele said the police found him still asleep and he was arrested.

He was expected to appear in the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court on Monday.