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MDC-T chairperson raped five times, claims
05 Jun 2013 at 16:54hrs | Views
MDC-T chairperson for Ward 3 in Masvingo North, Estere Gono, alleges she was raped five times by an unknown assailant suspected to be a Zanu-PF supporter, who said he was punishing her for her close links to Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's party.
Gono claims the suspect pounced on her on Saturday night and told her she was being punished for mobilising support for Tsvangirai in the area.
She reported the matter to the police at Masvingo Rural Police Station, RRB number 1408165, but Masvingo provincial police spokesperson Inspector Peter Zhanero professed ignorance of the case.
"I have not yet received such a report, but I will have to look into it," Zhanero said.
Gono claims the incident took place at around 5pm, as she headed to her home after disembarking from a bus at govere business Centre, located about 50km along the Harare-Masvingo Highway.
She alleged tha a strange, tall and light in complexion man emerged from nowhere and asked for directions to Govere Primary School, before suddenly grabbing her by the neck and punched her on the face, saying he wanted to kill her for being an MDC-T member, accusing her of being a sellout.
She said she tried to flee, but was tripped and raped.
She said she was chocked during the two-hour ordeal and could not cry for help as she was being raped. MDC-T provincial chairman Wilstaff Sitemere confirmed receiving the report, saying they were waiting for police investigations.
Gono claims the suspect pounced on her on Saturday night and told her she was being punished for mobilising support for Tsvangirai in the area.
She reported the matter to the police at Masvingo Rural Police Station, RRB number 1408165, but Masvingo provincial police spokesperson Inspector Peter Zhanero professed ignorance of the case.
"I have not yet received such a report, but I will have to look into it," Zhanero said.
She alleged tha a strange, tall and light in complexion man emerged from nowhere and asked for directions to Govere Primary School, before suddenly grabbing her by the neck and punched her on the face, saying he wanted to kill her for being an MDC-T member, accusing her of being a sellout.
She said she tried to flee, but was tripped and raped.
She said she was chocked during the two-hour ordeal and could not cry for help as she was being raped. MDC-T provincial chairman Wilstaff Sitemere confirmed receiving the report, saying they were waiting for police investigations.
Source - newswires
