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Woman repels rapist
09 Jul 2016 at 08:51hrs | Views
A BRAVE married woman from Binga fought off a rapist who had sneaked into her bedroom hut at midnight by grabbing his manhood until he was weak, a court heard.
The woman (21) from Simatelele under Chief Siachilaba allegedly endured midnight terror at the hands of Honest Mungombe (27) from the same area.
Mungombe allegedly inserted two fingers into her privates before attempting to rape her at a time when her husband was at work in Gwanda.
Mungombe was charged with one count of unlawful entry and two others of aggravated indecent assault when he appeared before Hwange regional magistrate Mrs Dambudzo Malunga.
He pleaded not guilty and claimed that he was in love with the woman and only went to her homestead on April 17 after they had agreed to have sex.
Mungombe is alleged to have also visited the woman the previous day, but she refused to open the door and he went through the window the next day.
"I deny the charges because we were in love. I bought her some groceries so we could have sex but when I went to her place on the first night she told me she was menstruating so we couldn't have sex. That's why I went back the next night but I was shocked when she refused to have sex with me," Mungombe told the magistrate.
He said he got infuriated and assaulted her while demanding his groceries back.
During cross examination, Mungombe alleged that the complainant's parents were aware of the affair.
He said he occasionally bought them groceries and gave them fish.
The magistrate remanded the matter for judgment.
Prosecuting, Mr Tawanda Sigauke said Mungombe preyed on the woman, who has a minor child, on April 7.
"The accused proceeded to the complainant's place of residence at midnight where he shook the door trying to open but it was locked from inside," said Mr Sigauke.
He said the complainant refused to open after she heard that it was Mungombe who was demanding sex.
"He demanded sex and when she didn't open the door, the accused went away and came back the following night around the same time. The accused gained entry through a window," Mr Sigauke said.
He said the complainant was awakened by the presence of an intruder who was standing by the side of her bed.
Mungombe allegedly immediately pushed her onto the bed, grabbed her and inserted his two fingers into her privates.
"The complainant fought but was overpowered by Mungombe who continued to insert the fingers deeper. He then mounted her as he tried to rape her but the woman grabbed his manhood and pulled it until Mungombe let go of her.
"She then picked her minor child and bolted out of the hut intending to go to her mother but the accused, who had recovered, chased after her and dragged her back into the room where he tried to rape her again but she fought and overpowered him," Mr Sigauke said.
He said Mungombe eventually left and in the morning the complainant narrated her ordeal to her mother who accompanied her to the police to make a report.
The woman (21) from Simatelele under Chief Siachilaba allegedly endured midnight terror at the hands of Honest Mungombe (27) from the same area.
Mungombe allegedly inserted two fingers into her privates before attempting to rape her at a time when her husband was at work in Gwanda.
Mungombe was charged with one count of unlawful entry and two others of aggravated indecent assault when he appeared before Hwange regional magistrate Mrs Dambudzo Malunga.
He pleaded not guilty and claimed that he was in love with the woman and only went to her homestead on April 17 after they had agreed to have sex.
Mungombe is alleged to have also visited the woman the previous day, but she refused to open the door and he went through the window the next day.
"I deny the charges because we were in love. I bought her some groceries so we could have sex but when I went to her place on the first night she told me she was menstruating so we couldn't have sex. That's why I went back the next night but I was shocked when she refused to have sex with me," Mungombe told the magistrate.
He said he got infuriated and assaulted her while demanding his groceries back.
During cross examination, Mungombe alleged that the complainant's parents were aware of the affair.
He said he occasionally bought them groceries and gave them fish.
The magistrate remanded the matter for judgment.
Prosecuting, Mr Tawanda Sigauke said Mungombe preyed on the woman, who has a minor child, on April 7.
"The accused proceeded to the complainant's place of residence at midnight where he shook the door trying to open but it was locked from inside," said Mr Sigauke.
He said the complainant refused to open after she heard that it was Mungombe who was demanding sex.
"He demanded sex and when she didn't open the door, the accused went away and came back the following night around the same time. The accused gained entry through a window," Mr Sigauke said.
He said the complainant was awakened by the presence of an intruder who was standing by the side of her bed.
Mungombe allegedly immediately pushed her onto the bed, grabbed her and inserted his two fingers into her privates.
"The complainant fought but was overpowered by Mungombe who continued to insert the fingers deeper. He then mounted her as he tried to rape her but the woman grabbed his manhood and pulled it until Mungombe let go of her.
"She then picked her minor child and bolted out of the hut intending to go to her mother but the accused, who had recovered, chased after her and dragged her back into the room where he tried to rape her again but she fought and overpowered him," Mr Sigauke said.
He said Mungombe eventually left and in the morning the complainant narrated her ordeal to her mother who accompanied her to the police to make a report.
Source - chronicle
