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Man (26) rapes paralysed shebeen queen (64) on wheelchair
20 Nov 2013 at 19:33hrs | Views
A 64-YEAR-OLD shebeen queen, who moves around with the aid of a wheelchair, was raped in her home by a patron she had offered accommodation overnight, a court heard yesterday.
Mr Nobert Zingovo, 26, tackled the victim as she wheeled herself from the toilet shortly after midnight on 21 August, said prosecutor Mr Tinashe Dzipe at the Bulawayo Magistrates' Court.
Mr Zingovo, of Makokoba suburb, denied a charge of rape as his trial got underway. He told the court he was being framed.
Bulawayo regional magistrate Mr Mark Dzira heard how Mr Zingovo had knocked back a few beers before asking his host for a place to sleep at the shebeen in the same suburb. Preparations were made for him to sleep in the kitchen. But shortly after midnight, the victim went to the toilet, which required her to pass through the kitchen, Mr Dzipe said.
On her way back, "Mr Zingovo grabbed the complainant by the neck before dragging her into his blankets," the prosecutor continued.
"He then pinned the victim down, tore her panties and raped her once resulting in the complainant bleeding profusely."
After the alleged attack, said the prosecutor, Mr Zingovo slid back into his blankets and fell asleep.
His alleged victim dragged herself to the bedroom where she reported the attack to her granddaughter, who in turn called their neighbours.
Police fished a sozzled Mr Zingovo out of his blankets and arrested him.
In his defence, Mr Zingovo argued that the alleged victim consented to sex.
"I didn't rape her," he protested. "She is actually the one who started it all when she came to my room while I was asleep and started touching my private parts and I then woke up as a result.
"She asked me to sleep with her and while we were in the middle of the sexual intercourse, her granddaughter walked in and we stopped.
"She was actually embarrassed that her granddaughter had caught us and decided to frame charges against me."
The trial continues.
Mr Nobert Zingovo, 26, tackled the victim as she wheeled herself from the toilet shortly after midnight on 21 August, said prosecutor Mr Tinashe Dzipe at the Bulawayo Magistrates' Court.
Mr Zingovo, of Makokoba suburb, denied a charge of rape as his trial got underway. He told the court he was being framed.
Bulawayo regional magistrate Mr Mark Dzira heard how Mr Zingovo had knocked back a few beers before asking his host for a place to sleep at the shebeen in the same suburb. Preparations were made for him to sleep in the kitchen. But shortly after midnight, the victim went to the toilet, which required her to pass through the kitchen, Mr Dzipe said.
On her way back, "Mr Zingovo grabbed the complainant by the neck before dragging her into his blankets," the prosecutor continued.
"He then pinned the victim down, tore her panties and raped her once resulting in the complainant bleeding profusely."
After the alleged attack, said the prosecutor, Mr Zingovo slid back into his blankets and fell asleep.
Police fished a sozzled Mr Zingovo out of his blankets and arrested him.
In his defence, Mr Zingovo argued that the alleged victim consented to sex.
"I didn't rape her," he protested. "She is actually the one who started it all when she came to my room while I was asleep and started touching my private parts and I then woke up as a result.
"She asked me to sleep with her and while we were in the middle of the sexual intercourse, her granddaughter walked in and we stopped.
"She was actually embarrassed that her granddaughter had caught us and decided to frame charges against me."
The trial continues.
Source - Zimpapers
