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Justice Lawrence Kamocha was told this on Friday during a bail hearing by Chasi, when Mr Whisper Mabaudhi, of the Attorney General’s Office, was opposing the application.
Justice Kamocha after hearing submissions from Mabaudhi and Chasi’s lawyer, Mr Herbert Shenje, of Shenje and Company dismissed the application.
“The accused is not a good candidate for bail and his application is hereby dismissed,” ruled Justice Kamocha without elaborating.
Mr Shenje had submitted that Chasi was a good candidate for bail and that the rape allegations were allegedly committed between 1 and 31 December 2008.
He said the following year Chasi was convicted of fraud and sentenced to spend time in prison adding that this was the opportunity that the rape charges should have been brought to court.
It is Mr Shenje’s contention that there are loopholes in the rape allegations and said the complainant is now living elsewhere meaning Chasi would not interfere with her.
Chasi (72), of Number 37 Sturton Drive, Glenvale, Richmond, has not been formally charged with murder and six counts of raping his 12-year-old daughter and is due to appear in court for routine remand on 21 December.
The court heard that Chasi was customarily married to Dorcas Majola (41).
Sometime in 2009, Chasi was sentenced to seven years in jail for fraud.
On 6 July this year, he was released on home leave from Connemara Open Prison outside Gweru and he came home at Number 4 Richard Allen Road in Waterford.
He discovered that Majola was four months pregnant and they had an argument over the pregnancy and Chasi allegedly assaulted her and she ran away from the house.
He went back to prison and was released on 2 November and when he came to Bulawayo he discovered that his wife had relocated to Lobengula West and he followed her.
The State alleges that he demanded to know who was responsible for the pregnancy and allegedly threatened to kill her and the unborn baby.
He allegedly forcibly moved into her lodgings and stayed with her and the State is alleging that she was living in fear, which prompted her on 13 November, to visit the Magwegwe Zimbabwe Republic Police Community Relations and Liaison Office, but Chasi allegedly continued with his death threats.
On 15 November, at about 3 pm, Chasi, who was now allegedly stalking Majola, went to her workplace at a city hotel and picked her up.
He allegedly forced her to go with him to Bambanani Centre where they were both tested for HIV.
The State is alleging that from the centre, he took her to an unknown destination where he allegedly assaulted her with an unknown object.
The following morning, at about 6am, the State alleges that he carried her while she was unconscious and bleeding profusely from the injuries she had sustained, to the intersection of Lawley Road and 4th Street in Suburbs.
He called the police and allegedly made a false report that he and his wife had been robbed by four men.
The police attended the scene and Majola was ferried to the United Bulawayo Hospitals where she died from the injuries she had sustained later that day.
According to the post-mortem report, Majola had a ruptured placenta, depressed skull, congested brain and the baby weighing 2,9kg also died as a result of the assault.
On the rape charges, the State is alleging that between 1 and 31 December 2008, Chasi was staying with his family in Richmond.
During that period, Majola went to Silobela leaving the children including the complainant, who was 12 years old, in the custody of Chasi.
The State alleges that on a certain day and at night, Chasi called the complainant outside the house and informed her that he had been told by an inyanga that he was supposed to perform certain rituals so that the family would prosper.
He allegedly ordered her to undress face north, west, south and east before they went back into the house.
During the night, the State alleges that he raped her before raping her two more times using the same modus operandi.
They moved house to Waterford where he again allegedly raped her three times.
The child later approached her class teacher and informed her about the alleged sexual abuse. Majola came back and the class teacher summoned her to the school and informed her about the abuse.
Chasi’s sister came from Chihota communal lands and the State alleges that she in the company of Majola visited the class teacher and Chasi’s sister allegedly threatened the class teacher and Majola against reporting the sexual abuse.
Chasi’s sister allegedly also threatened the child and the matter was never reported until investigations into the murder case started and the child opened up.
Online Reporter