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Man catches teenage boy raping his daughter

A father of a three-year-old girl was shocked when he walked into his kitchen and found his daughter sitting on the lap of a 15-year-old boy, crying.The boy was raping the little girl. He flew into a rage and confronted the teen. He later reported the matter to the police and the boy was hauled befo...

Prophet threatens to pray for married woman's death, then rapes her

A prophet from Zvakazarurwa Apostolic Church in Bulawayo's Magwegwe suburb on Monday appeared in court facing charges of raping a fellow church member's wife.The prophet allegedly raped the woman following a three-day long fasting regime which he has prescribed for her ailment.Prophet Fanuel Mututu ...

Man helps friend to rape daughter

IN an incident which left Chimanimani villagers calling for justice, a man from Koffi village under Chief Mutambara allegedly assisted his friend to rape his 13-year-old daughter.Police said on April 16 at around 11.30pm, Temwa Garirekufa went to his rural home in the company of his friend, Martin ...

Kombi crew kidnap woman, take turns to rape her all night long

POLICE in Mutare are looking for a kombi crew, which last week allegedly kidnapped a 20-year-old woman and took turns to rape her for the whole night. The incident happened last weekend after the woman (name withheld) had been offered a lift in the kombi.The vehicle is marked 'Nyamande' and red in ...

Man in court for raping a 60 year old hooker

A KEZI man has appeared in court charged with allegedly raping a 60-year-old prostitute.Bernard Moyo, 36, denied the charges when he appeared before Gwanda magistrate Joseph Mabeza on Wednesday and was remanded in custody to June 5.Prosecutor Johannes Tlou said the attack occurred February 2 this y...

'Sperm harvesters' strike again, man forced to service 4 women

A 23-year-old farm employee was kidnapped by four unknown women who locked him up in a room and sexually molested him for two days.Mashonaland West police spokesperson Inspector Clemence Mabgweazara yesterday said on the fateful day last week at around 8:30pm, the complainant (name withheld) of Ma...

Man rapes, impregnates deaf and mute minor

A 35-YEAR-OLD man from Mpofu Village in Lupane will live to rue the day he impregnated a deaf and mute girl (15) as it has landed him in trouble and he will languish in jail for the next 12 years.The accused, Believe Tshuma (35), appeared before Hwange magistrate Dambudzo Malunga for contravening se...

Dad rapes daughter as son watches

A 36-year-old man who raped his 14-year-old daughter while his son watched and whose step mother later told the child "don't worry it happens in life" has been jailed.The man, whom we cannot name to protect the identity of the child, infected her with a sexually transmitted infection. He will spend ...

Man on the run for infecting minor with STI

A Chimanimani man is on the run after he allegedly raped two minors and infected one of them with a sexually transmitted disease.The man, only identified as Samson of Hlabiso Village under Chief Ngorima, is being accused of raping the girls aged 11 and 12 in December last year.Manicaland provincial ...

Gay MP arrested for raping one man and sexually assaulting another

London - A deputy speaker of Britain's lower house of parliament was arrested on Saturday on suspicion of raping one man and sexually assaulting another, according to media reports.Media said Nigel Evans, a lawmaker in Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservative Party, was questioned over alleged at...

Pastor accused of raping epileptic congregant

A 76-year-old Bulawayo Pastor has appeared in court on allegations of raping an epileptic woman from his church.The pastor was allegedly claiming that he was praying for the woman to heal her from the condition.Pastor Jackson Banda, of 1915 New Magwegwe who is also a pastor at Faith In Christ Int...

Victim pulls rapist's jewels

A 25-YEAR-OLD Bulawayo man is feared to have been left with a permanent injury that could render him impotent after his crown jewels were pulled by a 49-year-old woman whom he allegedly attempted to rape.The woman (name withheld) in a "classic" way of fighting back her sexual nemesis was heard when ...

Soldier kidnapped, raped and detained for four days by female rapists

A 25-YEAR-OLD soldier was allegedly kidnapped and detained for four days by suspected female rapists, who are said to have sexually abused him several times before releasing him early this week.Police in Mutare have confirmed the incident, saying they were hunting for the suspected culprits.Manicala...

Girl (12) raped repeatedly

Johannesburg - A man has been arrested for allegedly raping and intimidating a girl in Zeerust, North West police said on Saturday.The 31-year-old man was arrested on Thursday, said captain Pelonomi Makau.Police said 12-year-old girl was allegedly raped repeatedly while dating her relative.She had t...

Traditional chief jailed 15 years for rape

A BUHERA traditional leader Chief Chitsunge - Magaya Gunguwo (83) - was last week slapped with a 15-year jail term after being convicted of sexually attacking one of his subjects, a 14-year-old girl, deflowering her in the process.The rapist chief will, however, serve a ten-year effective jail term ...

Man rapes brother's wife

A 60-year-old Beitbridge man has been arrested for allegedly raping his brother's 40-year-old wife after breaking into her hut while she was sleeping.The suspect, from Chief Sitauze's area, was arrested on Saturday morning.The officer commanding police in Beitbridge District, Chief Superintendent L...

Knife wielding naked man robs, rapes woman

A 34-YEAR-OLD Masivngo man from Rujeko suburb has appeared in court facing rape and robbery charges.Fungai Simango of Rujeko suburb pleaded not guilty to two counts of rape and robbery before Masvingo provincial magistrate Mrs Esther Muremba.He was remanded in custody to tomorrow for judgment.For th...

'Bosso are crybabies,' says Murape

DYNAMOS captain, Murape Murape, has accused rivals Highlanders of being cry-babies following Sunday's disputed Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match that ended in a dramatic tie at Rufaro.Referee Norman Matemera was in the eye of the storm in a tense finish with the Highlanders players and suppor...

Woman (19) fabricates rape charges against boyfriend

A 19-YEAR-OLD Inyathi woman stunned a packed courtroom when she swore before the magistrate that she fabricated rape charges against her boyfriend as a way of "fixing" his family after she was assaulted by her lover's brother who was against the affair.The alleged liar, Yvonne Ngwenya (24), of Vill...

Gardener murders his employer, rapes her corpse

A Mutare woman was murdered by her gardener who went on to rape her corpse on Sunday.Homicide detectives handling the case could not fathom how the suspect raped the dead body and they were later shocked when he revealed that he wanted "to taste how it feels to sleep with a white lady, even a dead o...

Man vanishes after raping minors

TWO young girls, aged seven and eleven, one of them who lives in the streets, were recently raped at Aloe Park by an unknown man, who vanished soon after finishing the act.The rape incident has left many calling for responsible authorities to protect children in the streets, particularly the girl ch...

HIV positive man gets six years for raping girl (14)

An HIV positive man who had sexual intercourse with a 14-year-old girl in a scooter twice and gave her R5 was sentenced to four years in jail.The man took advantage of the situation after the girl was sent to the shops to buy some tomatoes.Washington Choruwa (45) called her to his table at Jambanja ...

Grandpa hangs self after rape

An 80 year old man from Bulilima district committed suicide by hanging himself after raping a 29-year-old mental patient who is also paralysed.Thee police spokesperson for Matabeleland South, Assistant Inspector Christopher Ngwenya, confirmed the incident, which he said occurred on Friday at about 6...

Zim men charged with raping a 19-year-old Botswana teenager

Two Zimbabwean men charged with raping a 19- year-old Francistown teenager allegedly forced her to perform oral sex first.Kudakwashe Masawi (27) and James Donga (31) from Harare and Lupane respectively were not asked to plead to a single count of rape each when they briefly appeared in the Francisto...

Prophet (76) rapes girl (14) to exorcise evil spirits

Appearing before the  Western Commonage Courts, a self proclaimed 76-year-old prophet from Iminyela Flats in Bulawayo allegedly raped a 14-year-old girl from Pelandaba suburb purporting to be exorcising evil spirits he claimed had affected her.Austin Moyo was not asked to plead to three counts...

Man in court for raping 'favourite daughter'

A Bulawayo man has appeared in court facing charges of raping his biological daughter for close to seven years.The man (61), whose name cannot be published to protect the girl, allegedly claimed that an inyanga had advised him to have sex with "his favourite daughter" so that he becomes rich.The gi...

Widow fears being raped by her son

A widowed woman is emotionally disturbed by her 26-year-old son who has developed a habit of exposing his manhood in front of her.Anna Chipinge told the court that she is living in fear of being raped by her son, Charles, who strips naked and exposes his 'lolly pop' to her.Anna narrated her ordeal a...

Man rapes his grandma (65) several times

A Hurungwe man was last week arraigned before a Karoi magistrate for allegedly raping his 65-year-old grandmother several times during the just ended Easter holiday.Magistrate Mrs Nyaradzo Ringisayi advised Fidelis Chihaka from Nyahonde village under Chief Mujinga, Hurungwe to apply for bail at the ...

825 women raped in Harare

Nearly 900 women and girls were raped in Zimbabwe's capital Harare in 2012, with child rape spiralling out of control, police warned yesterday.Officer commanding Harare province, senior assistant commissioner Clemence Munoriarwa told a community policing awareness campaign in Chitungwiza that polic...

Herdboy kidnaps, rapes 6 Grade 1 pupils

AN 18-year-old herdboy from Bikita in Masvingo allegedly abducted six Grade One pupils who were coming from school and raped them one after the other while ordering them to cheer him on.The incident, which was confirmed by Masvingo provincial police spokesperson Inspector Peter Zhanero happened some...

Grandpa (84) rapes niece (16)

IN a rape incident which left Chimanimani villagers calling for justice, an 84-year-old man was recently arrested after he allegedly raped his niece (16) once.Assistant Manicaland provincial police spokesman, Assistant Inspector Luxson Chananda, confirmed the arrest of Newton Tafangenyasha of Chitim...

Man who raped and killed 6-month-old baby seeks mercy

Lawyers for an Ohio man facing execution for raping and killing his girlfriend's baby daughter in 1998 asked the state parole board Tuesday to spare his life.Steven Smith is scheduled to be put to death May 1 for the murder of 6-month-old Autumn Carter. Once the parole board makes a recommendati...

Man pours cascade drink on girl's privates to make them sweet before raping her

Police in Bulawayo have arrested a man after he allegedly poured cascade juice on a 12-year-old girl's privates to 'make them sweet' before raping her.The incident is said to have occurred sometime in December last year. It however, came to light on 5 March after the girl told a relative about her o...

Man tries to rape girl (6) in supermarket

A GWERU man recently stunned shoppers in a city supermarket when he allegedly lifted a six-year-old girl into the confectionery section where he attempted to rape her.Bhekimpilo Mpofu (29) of Mkoba Village 13 was yesterday arraigned before Gweru magistrate, Ms Sithembiso Ncube facing an indecent ass...

Married man rapes 14-yr-old maid

A Chitungwiza man who allegedly raped his 14-year-old maid while his wife was at work, appeared in court on Tuesday to answer to rape charges.Jacob Munyuki (29) of 20175 of Unit G Extension denied the charges when he appeared before Chitungwiza magistrate Mr Kudakwashe Jarabini.Mr Jarabini remanded...

Man (22) who raped 3-year-old daughter to spend 15yrs in jail

A Harare man, who raped his three-year-old daughter while the mother was away, will spend the next 15 years behind bars.The 22-year-old man denied the rape charge but was convicted after a full trial.Regional magistrate Mr Hosea Mujaya sentenced him to 18 years in prison but set aside three years on...

Sodomised sungura musician offered $100 & cellphone to drop case

On February 16 2013, 37-year-old Givemore Jonasi is said to have sodomised his friend and lead singer of sungura group Manyeme Express, Gilbert Manyeme after a night out at one of the bars in Mutiti, Seke. Jonasi is said to have invited Mr Manyeme to his house where he allegedly drugged him using a ...

US condemns conservative Egyptians who blame women for being raped

The United States on Friday expressed concern about a rise in sexual violence and gang rapes in Egypt and condemned local politicians who have said the women are to blame.The response came after a string of reports by AFP and other media outlets, about women who are speaking out about rape and other...

Man (24) rapes woman at knife point in presence of her three-year-old son

A KWEKWE woman was allegedly raped in front of his three-year-old son at knife point at a maize field where she was guarding her crop from being devoured by baboons.The accused Phenias Banda (24) appeared on Wednesday before Gokwe resident magistrate Shepherd Mjanja facing charges of rape. He plea...

DRC given ultimatum on rape investigations or face losing UN support

The United Nations has given an ultimatum to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to investigate 126 cases of rape allegedly committed by the Congolese army or forsake UN support for the stabilization mission, a UN spokesman said Thursday.Martin Nesirky, spokesman for the UN secretary-general...

Man (29) attempts to rape girl (6) in a supermarket

A 29-year-old Gweru man recently stunned shoppers in a city supermarket when he allegedly lifted a six-year-old girl into the confectionery section where he attempted to rape her.Bhekimpilo Mpofu of Mkoba Village 13 was yesterday arraigned before Gweru magistrate, Ms Sithembiso Ncube facing an indec...

Manhunt for 20-year-old rapist who raped woman (54)

A 54-YEAR-OLD woman from Sizinda area in Jambezi under Chief Mvutu was allegedly raped twice by a 20-year-old man who had followed her for a kilometre while walking home at about 9.30pm.Matabeleland North provincial police spokesperson Inspector Billie Dube confirmed the incident.He said the woman w...

Immigration official rapes border jumper

An Immigration official in Beitbridge allegedly raped a border jumper who had been deported from South Africa. The incident occurred at around 1 am on Monday at the International Organisation of Migration Reception and Support Centre.The suspect had been deployed to IOM where he conducted screening ...

Girl (15) raped, impregnated and infected with HIV

In a shocking incident, a 15-year-old girl from Ntabazinduna was raped, impregnated and infected with the HIV virus. This was heard when the accused rapist, Thembinkosi Sibanda (23), pleaded guilty before Bulawayo magistrate, Mr Victor Mpofu, where he was facing charges of statutory rape. I...

ZRP, AG taken to court over Kereke rape case

HARARE - A guardian to an 11-year-old girl allegedly raped by former advisor to Reserve Bank governor Munyaradzi Kereke has filed a High Court application seeking to compel the police and Attorney General's office to bring the businessman to book.Francis Maramwidze, who filed the application, cited ...

Rapist on parole caught raping girl (15)

A convicted 30-year-old rapist in South Africa who was out on parole was caught raping a 15-year-old girl in Jabulani, Soweto police said.The Sowetan reports that the girl was on her way home from school when the rapist took her, in uniform, to a nearby reservoir and raped her several times on Tuesd...

Man raped 13-year-old deaf, blind and mute sister

A man who is believed to have raped and impregnated his 13-year-old deaf, blind and mute sister in Uganda has been found dead in a lake.Sanyu was attacked in 2007 and she gave birth the following year. Because of her disability, she was unable to identify her rapist so her mother called for DNA test...

Security guard imprisoned for attempting to rape 5 school girls

A 40-year-old security guard from Lupane has been sentenced to 39 months in prison for sneaking into a school's cottages and attempting to rape five pupils.Themba Sibanda of Esigodini Village, St Paul's in Lupane, was employed as a security guard at the shops near Amandlethu High School.On three sep...

Man (31) rapes daughter (10) in the kitchen while wife was asleep in the bedroom

A Harare man accused of raping his 10-year-old stepdaughter in the kitchen while the mother was sleeping in the bedroom, has appeared in court.The 31-year-old man appeared before Chitungwiza regional magistrate Ms Estere Chivasa who deferred the matter to today for trial continuation.In his defence,...

Man gets 5 years in prison for raping his two minor sisters

A man from Beatrice was on Monday sentenced to a five-year term of imprisonment for raping his two step sisters aged 12 and 13 on four occasions.The 18-year-old man denied four counts of rape when he appeared before Chitungwiza regional magistrate Ms Estere Chivasa.He was convicted after the State ...