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MDC-T official caught red-handed raping a chicken
06 Apr 2014 at 09:09hrs | Views
A MAN from Lower Gweru, who is also the MDC-T's organising secretary for Vungu District, has left villagers in shock after he broke into a neighbour's fowl run where he was caught red-handed allegedly raping one of the layers.
According to the Sunday News, three birds later died as a result of the alleged abuse.
The embarrassed MDC-T district executive, Peter Nyoni, however, told the owner of the layers that he was just putting a finger in the back of one of the layers so that he could have knowledge of how the layers lay their eggs.
The incident which is now the talk of the Lower Gweru community, occurred on Tuesday last week in Mankunzane Village under Headman Khanda.
The matter has since been brought before Headman Khanda, with the owner of the layers, Mrs Tsitsi Sibanda, now demanding compensation.
In an interview with Sunday News, Mrs Sibanda said she was still puzzled as to what could have driven Nyoni to abuse her layers.
Mrs Sibanda said she had since used about $100 in traditional court fees and other expenses on what she said was a strange case.
"I caught him (Nyoni) red-handed in my fowl run abusing my layers. When I confronted him, he said he was just putting a finger into the back of the layers to find out how big the opening was. I was shocked to realise the following day in the morning that three of my layers had died, apparently after they succumbed to the abuse by Nyoni," she said.
Mrs Sibanda who has a batch of 50 layers which she said were donated by a non governmental organisation, Help Germany, said she took the dead layers to a local veterinary officer who certified that they died as a result of anal penetration.
"I then decided to take the matter to Headman Khanda so that Nyoni could compensate me. I have used almost $100 in expenses including visiting the veterinary officer. I am still puzzled as to why Nyoni acted in the manner he did," she said.
Nyoni declined comment when he was contacted. A Sunday News crew visited his homestead in Lower Gweru after he promised to give his side of the story but he later went into hiding.
When the news crew made a follow-up call, he said the matter was now before the traditional courts and he would only comment after the finalisation of the matter by the traditional leader.
Headman Khanda confirmed the matter.
He said: "I handled the matter in which Sibanda is alleging that she caught Nyoni red-handed raping her layers in a fowl run. In leading evidence, I called a local veterinary officer who confirmed that the layers died as a result of anal penetration. Nyoni who is not in dispute with the fact that he was indeed caught inside the fowl run with one layer in his hands is, however, denying that he raped the layers."
Headman Khanda said he would refer the matter to Chief Mkoba for further trial.
"I have briefed Chief Mkoba about the issue and he is yet to set a date for a further trial," he said.
According to the Sunday News, three birds later died as a result of the alleged abuse.
The embarrassed MDC-T district executive, Peter Nyoni, however, told the owner of the layers that he was just putting a finger in the back of one of the layers so that he could have knowledge of how the layers lay their eggs.
The incident which is now the talk of the Lower Gweru community, occurred on Tuesday last week in Mankunzane Village under Headman Khanda.
The matter has since been brought before Headman Khanda, with the owner of the layers, Mrs Tsitsi Sibanda, now demanding compensation.
In an interview with Sunday News, Mrs Sibanda said she was still puzzled as to what could have driven Nyoni to abuse her layers.
Mrs Sibanda said she had since used about $100 in traditional court fees and other expenses on what she said was a strange case.
"I caught him (Nyoni) red-handed in my fowl run abusing my layers. When I confronted him, he said he was just putting a finger into the back of the layers to find out how big the opening was. I was shocked to realise the following day in the morning that three of my layers had died, apparently after they succumbed to the abuse by Nyoni," she said.
Mrs Sibanda who has a batch of 50 layers which she said were donated by a non governmental organisation, Help Germany, said she took the dead layers to a local veterinary officer who certified that they died as a result of anal penetration.
"I then decided to take the matter to Headman Khanda so that Nyoni could compensate me. I have used almost $100 in expenses including visiting the veterinary officer. I am still puzzled as to why Nyoni acted in the manner he did," she said.
Nyoni declined comment when he was contacted. A Sunday News crew visited his homestead in Lower Gweru after he promised to give his side of the story but he later went into hiding.
When the news crew made a follow-up call, he said the matter was now before the traditional courts and he would only comment after the finalisation of the matter by the traditional leader.
Headman Khanda confirmed the matter.
He said: "I handled the matter in which Sibanda is alleging that she caught Nyoni red-handed raping her layers in a fowl run. In leading evidence, I called a local veterinary officer who confirmed that the layers died as a result of anal penetration. Nyoni who is not in dispute with the fact that he was indeed caught inside the fowl run with one layer in his hands is, however, denying that he raped the layers."
Headman Khanda said he would refer the matter to Chief Mkoba for further trial.
"I have briefed Chief Mkoba about the issue and he is yet to set a date for a further trial," he said.
Source - Sunday News
