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Mai Jeremaya rape suspects found not guilty
Harare magistrate Letwin Rwodzi has acquitted Thabo Dube and Martin Charlie, two men accused of raping socialite Ashley Masendeke, popularly known as Mai Jeremaya, after ruling that the State failed t...Published: 04 Jul 2025 at 12:51hrs | 559 | by Staff reporter
Boy (16) rapes cousin (12)
Police in Matebeleland North Province are hunting for 16 year old Binga boy who allegedly raped his 12 year old cousin last month.The suspect who cannot be mentioned due to ethical reasons is ...Published: 01 Feb 2024 at 23:04hrs | 4 | by Peter Matuka/Simbarashe Sithole
Bulawayo School girl gang raped
POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested two rape suspects while four others are on the run after gang raping a secondary school student in the city.Bulawayo acting police spokesperson Assistant Inspe...Published: 24 Feb 2022 at 05:40hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Rape suspect bolts out of court
Fridge repair technician Cephas Moyo of Epworth in Harare, accused of raping a customer's 10-year-old girl, on Wednesday sprang out of the dock and took to his heels soon after a Harare regional magis...Published: 21 May 2021 at 05:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Handcuffed rape suspect bolts from court
A Kwekwe man who could not stand the prospect of being thrown behind bars for allegedly abducting and raping a 11-year-old juvenile, bolted from the Kwekwe magistrate courts while in handcuffs leaving...Published: 17 Aug 2019 at 11:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF Youths blast Jonathan Moyo
ZANU PF Youth league members have blasted former G40 Kingpin Professor Jonathan Moyo for his twitter thread posted on Monday where he was accusing billionaire Telecoms guru Strive Masiyiwa for funding...Published: 08 Jan 2019 at 07:23hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Sangoma rapes, flees, leaves behind bicycle
An inyanga-cum-prophet, who allegedly used a knobkerrie, okapi knife and snuff box to intimidate girls before sexually abusing them has been arrested.Masimpe Muleya (30) is facing one count of...Published: 12 Oct 2018 at 06:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
New twist in Prophet Magaya rape case drama
A Harare lawyer on Friday opened a police case against prosecutor-general (PG) Ray Goba for allegedly threatening him as the fallout over the rape trial of Prophetic Healing and Deliverance Ministries...Published: 08 Apr 2018 at 17:17hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Ray Goba faces possible arrest
Prosecutor-General (PG) Ray Goba faces possible arrest after he allegedly personally interviewed Kudakwashe Elliot, a rape suspect, who is also a State witness in Prophetic Healing and Deliverance Min...Published: 05 Apr 2018 at 07:33hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Senior police officer 'shoots' man under interrogation
A SENIOR police officer based in Mberengwa allegedly shot dead a civilian related to a suspect after he refused to disclose the whereabouts of the wanted man.The officer (name supplied) from M...Published: 10 Mar 2018 at 07:33hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Juvenile sodomises 5, rapes one
A 17 year old Kadoma teenager is facing multiple counts of aggravated indecent assault involving juvenile boys and one count of rape.The sodomy and rape suspect is being accused of sodomising ...Published: 13 Dec 2017 at 20:22hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Policeman was driving the doomed CRV
A POLICE officer was driving the Honda CRV which collided head-on with a Nissan Caravan at the 60-kilometre peg along Mvurwi-Centenary Road on Monday, killing 11 people and injuring 14 others....Published: 26 Jul 2017 at 06:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
11 witnesses to testify in Prophet Magaya's rape case
ELEVEN witnesses are due to testify against Prophetic Healing and Deliverance Ministries founder Walter Magaya during his rape trial starting at the High Court on February 20. Magaya is accuse...Published: 07 Jan 2017 at 08:22hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Family members 'kill' rape suspect at police base
SIX family members from Insiza District yesterday chased a suspected serial rapist into a police base where they allegedly stabbed him to death.The man allegedly raped and stabbed a woman ...Published: 19 Oct 2016 at 08:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Rape suspect demands trial date
A RAPE suspect yesterday demanded a trial date from a Plumtree magistrate after complaining that he has been languishing in remand prison for the past eight months. Mpilo Ngwenya (29) told Plu...Published: 06 Aug 2016 at 11:27hrs | | by Sukulwenkosi Dube Matutu
Rape suspect gets penis burnt
THREE neighbourhood watch committee members in Gutu have appeared in court on allegations of burning a suspect's genitals after arresting him for allegedly raping a neighbour's daughter (4).Wi...Published: 30 Jun 2016 at 08:59hrs | | by Walter Mswazie
DNA test exonerates rape suspect
A BULAWAYO man accused of breaking into a woman's house and raping her, heaved a huge sigh of relief after a DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) test exonerated him. The DNA test was conducted at the National...Published: 27 Jun 2016 at 06:57hrs | | by Nqobile Tshili
Magistrate lashes out at 'raped' pupil
HWANGE regional magistrate Dambudzo Malunga has lashed out at a Grade Seven pupil for alleging that she was raped and infected with a sexually transmitted infection, only for medical results to reveal...Published: 08 Jun 2016 at 07:17hrs | | by Leonard Ncube
Jailed top prosecutor granted bail
FORMER Bulawayo acting regional prosecutor-in-charge, Vincent Shava, has been granted $500 bail pending appeal by the High Court.Shava, 50, was two months ago sentenced to an effective three y...Published: 26 May 2016 at 07:00hrs | 2 | by Mashudu Netsianda
Rape: The untold traumatic effects
RAPE's traumatising effects came to the fore recently when a 12-year-old girl collapsed and immediately developed a mental problem after seeing her rapist. When the poor girl collapsed, she was at a p...Published: 25 Apr 2016 at 06:43hrs | 1 | by Melody Baya
Man rapes mother without using protection
A 32-YEAR-OLD man from Bulawayo has been arrested for allegedly raping his 53-year-old mother.The man, from Cowdray Park suburb, appeared before Magistrate Abednico Ndebele charged with raping...Published: 28 Jan 2016 at 05:58hrs | 3 | by Melody Baya
Rape suspects further detained
POLICE were yesterday granted permission to further detain nine rape and armed robbery suspects who allegedly wreaked havoc at Luveve High School and Cowdray Park suburb, gang raping women and stealin...Published: 20 Jan 2016 at 05:17hrs | | by Thandeka Moyo/ Nqobile Tshili
Rape at a funeral
A GRANDMOTHER allegedly gave away her teenage granddaughter to a villager to rape her as punishment for not bringing back R40 change.The villager, who is a member of the Neighbourhood Watch Co...Published: 15 Jan 2016 at 05:34hrs | 1 | by Thandeka Moyo
'No bail for rape suspects'
A GROUP of women from Mpopoma suburb yesterday staged a demonstration at Bulawayo's Western Commonage Magistrates' Court protesting against the granting of bail to a rape suspect who allegedly held a ...Published: 15 Jan 2016 at 05:33hrs | | by Melody Baya
Comment on 'Rape suspect on bail kills victim'
Please note that Bulawayo24 does not edit WhatsApp updates. We publish them as sent by our readers and we do not disclose the sender's telephone number....Published: 30 Dec 2015 at 07:10hrs | | by Concerned Citizen
Rape suspect on bail kills victim
A schoolteacher, who was in July freed on bail for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl, reportedly killed the victim to conceal evidence. Bernard Chiwengwa (45), a teacher at Nyamhondoro Secondary Sch...Published: 28 Dec 2015 at 05:58hrs | 1 | by Daniel Nemukuyu
'Rape suspect bribe' nails senior public prosecutor
POLICE have arrested an acting regional public prosecutor stationed at Bulawayo's Tredgold Magistrates court who allegedly demanded a bribe from a man who was accused of raping his daughter.Vi...Published: 04 Dec 2015 at 05:43hrs | | by Nqobile Tshili
Zimbabwe police hunt 86 hardcore criminals
POLICE in Gweru are hunting 86 hardcore criminals that include 63 rape suspects and 17 murder suspects. According to information released by the police, most of the criminals are from Gweru and Ch...Published: 03 Nov 2015 at 06:02hrs | | by Elizabeth Tsuro
Rape suspect demands sentence before plea
THERE was drama at the Mutare Magistrates' Courts after a rape suspect demanded his sentence from the presiding magistrate stating that he did not want to waste his time in remand but wanted to start ...Published: 19 Sep 2015 at 10:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Rape suspect wets pants in court
A 23-YEAR-OLD rape suspect from Figtree wet his pants during his trial in Bulawayo yesterday.Martin Dube, employed as a herdsman, allegedly raped his neighbour's Grade Six daughter who was on...Published: 16 Jul 2015 at 08:48hrs | 3 | by Thandeka Moyo
Man attempts suicide in court
A ROBBERY and rape suspect attempted to commit suicide in court yesterday after accusing the magistrate of being biased against him.Prince Banda, 24, of no fixed abode, went berserk during his...Published: 10 Jul 2015 at 08:40hrs | | by Thandeka Moyo
Rape suspect walks freely, victim living in fear
A 12-YEAR-OLD rape victim from Bulawayo's Cowdray Park suburb is still living in torment and fear after having met her alleged perpetrator of two years on three different occasions with the latest bei...Published: 12 Apr 2015 at 08:36hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Murder, rape suspect hangs himself in police cells
A rape and robbery suspect allegedly committed suicide by hanging using his T-shirt while in police custody at Masvingo Central Police Station, police have confirmed.Nevison Tapesana of Tapesa...Published: 03 Apr 2015 at 08:05hrs | | by Walter Mswazie
AK47 'rapist robber' nabbed
POLICE have arrested an AK47 rifle-wielding notorious robbery and rape suspect who has been terrorising Bulawayo residents since January this year.Sibangilizwe Mandebvu, a suspected army deser...Published: 02 Apr 2015 at 07:14hrs | | by Thandeka Moyo
I'm afraid of being sodomised in prison - rape suspect
A Bulawayo man who is in remand prison for allegedly raping a 16 year-old girl last year, told a magistrate he was afraid of being sodomised in jail as other prisoners often tried to have sex with him...Published: 25 Mar 2015 at 17:37hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Officials flee from court as rapist fakes insanity
A 21-year-old Shurugwi rape suspect sent officials at the Gweru magistrate's court on Monday scampering for cover when he faked insanity during trial. Trymore Chinhamo, who is a herdboy, is a...Published: 11 Feb 2015 at 18:33hrs | | by Mafu Sithabile
Cops appear in court for rape
Two police officers who allegedly took turns to rape a theft suspect five times at a police base in Cowdray Park appeared in court yesterday.Norman Njaya, 29, and Constantine Musetwa, 27, wou...Published: 31 Jan 2015 at 16:57hrs | 2 | by Nokusa Masuku
Rapist targets grannies
AN unidentified knife-wielding rapist who recently raped two grannies from Matobo struck again after he reportedly tried to rape two other elderly women.This time around the rapist met his ma...Published: 14 Dec 2014 at 12:48hrs | 4 | by Sukulwenkosi Dube
Cop savages rape suspect during parade
BULAWAYO - A RAPE suspect allegedly lost his eye after he was severely beaten by a cop at an identification parade in Bulawayo's Old Pumula suburb, a court heard yesterday.Tsonang Nare, 24...Published: 13 Dec 2014 at 07:43hrs | | by Court Reporter
Police brutally assault rape suspect in custody
BULAWAYO - COPS allegedly buttered a suspected rapist who infected his 17 year old daughter with HIV while he was in custody awaiting trial.The 52 year Umguza man who cannot be named for l...Published: 13 Oct 2014 at 08:44hrs | | by Court reporter
'Wife' exposes rapist in church
THE desire to seek divine intervention from the church gave away a rape suspect after his victim reported him to pastors, leading to his arrest. The incident witnessed by Miracle Word Internat...Published: 20 Jul 2014 at 09:58hrs | | by Walter Mswazie
Rapists on the loose, police launch manhunt
POLICE in Plumtree have launched a manhunt for two rape suspects who escaped while being escorted to a police station in Mangwe District.The suspects, Khaliphani Nleya (22) and his 17-year-ol...Published: 06 Jul 2014 at 11:31hrs | 1 | by Sukulwenkosi Dube
Hymen saves rape suspect
A BULAWAYO man charged with raping a five-year-old girl could not hide his joy when the charge was dropped after a medical examination showed the alleged victim's hymen was still intact. Bekez...Published: 18 Jun 2014 at 06:11hrs | | by Auxilia Katongomara
Rape suspect feigns mental illness
A Seke man who faked mental illness after allegedly raping a neighbour's daughter collapsed in court when a medical report indicated that he was sane. The suspect pleaded guilty to rape when h...Published: 10 Jun 2014 at 07:33hrs | | by Court Reporter
Three appear in SA court over mob violence video
Johannesburg - Three men accused of killing a man in a mob justice attack seen on a video that went viral last week appeared in an Mpumalanga court on Friday, police said.Joel Lubisi, 51, Dunc...Published: 17 May 2014 at 06:29hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Family demands $3 200 from rape suspect
RELATIVES of an alleged Old Lobengula rape victim took a man to court after he failed to pay $3 200 they had demanded as compensation.This was said by Bulawayo Regional Court magistrate Sikhum...Published: 13 May 2014 at 06:42hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Magistrate and prosecutor arrested for conning prisoner
A Nkayi magistrate, prosecutor and a prison guard have been arrested for allegedly duping a rape suspect into paying them a heifer, believing it was for bail.The trio, Thabekhulu Dube, Maxwell...Published: 28 Apr 2014 at 22:41hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Rape suspect tells court his manhood was 'swollen'
A 31-year-old man accused of raping his 12-year-old neighbour has told the court that he did not commit the crime as his manhood was swollen during the period the alleged rape is said to have occurred...Published: 23 Dec 2013 at 02:50hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Rape suspect found hiding under the bed
A 38-year-old Bulawayo man who allegedly raped a local woman at knifepoint was arrested when he was found hiding under a bed in his mother's bedroom.George Nkomo of Ntabazinduna Flats in Barbo...Published: 03 Aug 2013 at 14:01hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Rape suspect hangs himself in police cell
A 26-year-old rape suspect committed suicide while he was detained at Matobo Police StationPolice spokesperson for Matabeleland South Assistant Inspector Christopher Ngwenya confirmed the inci...Published: 08 Mar 2013 at 23:05hrs | | by Staff Reporter
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