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Mpofu
MASVINGO— The insatiable
appetite for sex has landed a man from Rujeko in the dock after he allegedly raped
his friend’s 10-year-old daughter twice.
The man who cannot be
named to protect the identity of the victim has since appeared before Masvingo
Regional magistrate Bishard Chineka facing two counts of rape.
Magistrate Chineka postponed
the case to Friday December 11, 2020 for continuation of trial.
It was the State’s case
as presented by Liberty Hove that on July 3, 2020, during the afternoon, the
complainant’s mother went to church leaving her children with the accused.
Whilst the complainant was
playing outside together with her siblings, the accused called the complainant
and asked her to accompany him to a nearby house which is under construction in
Rujeko C telling the minor that ‘hande tinoita stonyeni’ but the complainant
refused.
The following day, the
complainant went to play at a nearby house which was under construction and was
surprised to see the accused person in the dining room where he asked the
complainant to come inside and she refused.
The accused then dragged
the complainant into the toilet of the unfinished house. The complainant tried
to scream but the accused shut her mouth with his hands.
Upon entering the
toilet, the accused removed the complainant’s underwear and unzipped his trousers
and raped her once.
On the second count on
July 5, the complainant used the same modus operandi and raped the complainant
again once before being caught by the complainant’s father, who is friends with
the accused. The complainant’s father left without saying a word.
The complainant’s mother
observed something unusual about her daughter and quizzed her but she said
nothing. The mother then beat the complainant who then disclosed the rape
ordeal.
The complainant’s mother
took her daughter to their aunt who examined the daughter and saw that her
privates were bruised. A police report was made leading to the arrest of the
accused.
