Wheelchair bound shebeen queen faked rape

A 64-year-old wheelchair bound shebeen queen who screamed rape after being caught in the act with a younger man by her granddaughter faked it, the court was told.

 Regional magistrate Mark Dzira said through cross examination, the alleged victim's daughter-in-law had told the court that her mother-in-law and 29-year-old Nobert Zingovo had known each other for a long time.

"From the evidence led, the victim's daughter-in-law said Zingovo and his alleged victim would drink beer together till late hours and the two had known each other for years, calling each other with knicknames. The victim could have raised alarm if indeed it was true that she was being raped.

"This court has concluded that there was consensual sex between the two."

"The victim could have freaked out when she realised that they had been caught in the act by her granddaughter hence she decided to fake rape. Under those circumstances, the accused is given a benefit of the doubt and accordingly is found not guilty and acquitted," ruled Dzira.