Cuban doctor charged with rape

ELLANIE SMIT

A Cuban doctor has been arrested in connection with the alleged rape of a colleague at a local Windhoek state hospital’s flats.

Dr Luis Pedro was arrested on Tuesday following the alleged rape of a 33-year-old colleague last Wednesday.

Pedro appeared before the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday and was remanded in custody. His lawyer, Kadhila Amoomo, has since lodged a formal bail application.

According to a police spokesperson, Chief Inspector Kauna Shikwambi, Pedro visited the woman last Wednesday at the doctors’ flats.

According to sources, the alleged victim is an intern and works under Pedro’s supervision.

Shikwambi said Pedro allegedly made sexual advances, and when she refused, he allegedly threatened to kill her.

He then allegedly raped her, said Shikwambi.

The woman told one of her colleagues at work, who advised her to report the matter to the police.

Shikwambi said Pedro then went into hiding and was arrested on Tuesday.

“He appeared in court yesterday [Wednesday] and was remanded in custody. A bail application is, however, in process.”