It’s easy to mistake the comfort of our AirBnB (or similar) apartment for our own. Private space, lodgings and a supposed shelter we can call our own (albeit temporarily)… what could anyone else ask for?
Yet, reality couldn’t be further from what we perceive. While we could trick ourselves into thinking that we’ve found a comfort zone elsewhere of home, the fact remains that the rented apartment belongs to someone we don’t know and that we (most likely) aren’t in a country that we first and foremost belong to.
So that sense of security you feel?
It’s probably false.
But why am I preaching things as sombre as such? Why am I lecturing you guys when I’m the one in dire need of a lecture (spank me, Mama!)?
Well, it’s because a false sense of security isn’t just potentially dangerous;
It could lead to dire situations you will never want to go through again.
What happened?
According to The Straits Times, the woman, who was verified by her initials by the local authorities, was allegedly sexually assaulted by the manager of a guesthouse while she was drunk in her room.
On Monday (1 April 2019), Vietnamese news portal Viet Bao Daily News Online reported that the 30-year-old woman was in the country, holidaying alongside a female friend.
On Sunday afternoon, they touched down in Phan Thiet, a coastal city in Vietnam’s southern province of Binh Thuan, and subsequently checked in together into a double room at a guesthouse.
After putting down their stuff, they reportedly asked the 26-year-old Vietnamese manager for recommendations on places to get fresh seafood for dinner. The trio then left the guesthouse together that evening and set out for dinner and drinks.
Their time of return is currently still unclear.
At around 1:00 a.m. local time (2:00 a.m. Singapore time), however, the manager allegedly entered the room and raped her.
Her friend’s whereabouts at the time are not revealed.
Holiday cruelly cut short
According to a spokesman for the guesthouse, the women had originally made a booking for two nights but vacated the premises early on Monday morning to make a police report. This was later confirmed by Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Duc Dung, deputy head of the Public Security Department of Binh Thuan.
Thereafter, the manager (who’s the son of the owner of the guesthouse) was subsequently brought into police custody but has since denied the rape allegation. He did, however, admit to having sex with the woman, but claimed it was consensual and that she had made initial advances towards him.
In response, the woman defended herself by stating that she had been drunk at the time, and was thus unable to give consent.
Investigation reports agree with the victim’s allegations
While the manager might have his own side of the story to tell, further investigation has served to depict a different picture, with investigating officers discovering signs of sexual assault on her body, as well as evidence of a struggle.
The results of tests, based on forensic evidence taken from the scene, are still being awaited.
The punishment for rape in Vietnam constitutes a minimum jail sentence of two years and depending on the seriousness of the assault, those convicted can potentially face the death penalty.
Missing
Following the publication of this incident, the guesthouse has gone ‘missing’, with its Facebook page taken down and attempts to contact the guesthouse being chronically unsuccessful.
A rather piteous pity, considering how a quick check on the guesthouse has revealed a stellar four out of five review rating on most travel websites. But well…
Shit does happen.
If you watch at least 10 minutes of brain rot content daily, you must know this:
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