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German woman, 44, robbed and raped in Teakettle

GeneralGerman woman, 44, robbed and raped in Teakettle

Police charge Sharn Vanegas, 31, for rape

TEAKETTLE VILLAGE, Cayo District, Tues. Oct. 16, 2018– A German woman was robbed and raped in Teakettle on Friday, October 12, after she hitched a ride with a man on a motorcycle who was accompanied by two other men on another motorcycle.

The woman, 44, a sales manager and resident of Cayo, reported to police that around 10 p.m. on Friday, she was socializing in San Ignacio and hitched a ride to Belmopan with the aforementioned man on a motorcycle.

Instead of taking her to Belmopan, however, the men took her to a construction site in Teakettle.

One of the men then robbed her of her cell phone, which is valued at $240, while the other two men raped her.

Although she did not previously know the men, she was able to give a description of them, and police were able to detain one suspect. Today, they formally arrested and charged Sharn Vanegas, 31, a construction worker of Teakettle, for the crime of rape. Police are still looking for the other suspects.

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