Online Reporter
Danisa Masuku
THREE rogue cops are in the hot seat after four women told a Bulawayo court a sickening tale of “prisoner of war” style torture, complete with buttock beatings, forced water vomiting and sleazy kisses behind police walls.
The accused, Evans Chikwanha (39), Denfart Ncube (32) and Khumbulani Bangu (43), appeared before Magistrate Challenge Mahembe this week facing four counts of assault.
Magistrate Mahembe heard how the officers displayed tendencies bordering on the homicidal in the bout of apparently unprovoked aggression.
According to court papers, the chaos erupted on 27 September 2024 at a police base in Shangani Business Centre, where the four women, names withheld on ethical grounds, had arrived to drop off food for a detained relative.
What started as a routine visit allegedly turned into a nightmare.
During cross-examination, the women said the officers forced them to lie face down on the cold ground, then whipped their buttocks with batons in what they described as a humiliating “discipline session” straight from a torture chamber.
“They kept saying we were too loud and needed to be taught a lesson,” one victim told the court.
Seemingly enjoying the pain and humiliation they were dishing out, the cops allegedly escalated the horror as they came up with more fiendish torture techniques to torment the hapless women.
The officers, the court heard, forced the women to gulp down 10 cups of water each, to the point of vomiting.
“We were choking and puking. It felt like waterboarding!” said another.
And then came the sleazy twist — the women claimed that as they lay there helpless and shirtless, the officers allegedly kissed them and begged for sex.
“One of them even unbuttoned his shirt and tried to force a kiss while I was crying,” said one of the victims, choking back tears in court.
The accused trio, who are out on $200 bail each, pleaded not guilty through their lawyer. They claimed the women were drunk and rowdy, shouting at the charge office and inciting a crowd.
“They were disturbing the peace and refused to leave when ordered. We used minimum force,” argued their lawyer.
But the magistrate wasn’t sipping that Kool-Aid just yet.
The trial continues on 19 May, with the public watching closely as the thin blue line is dragged through the mud.
Is this law enforcement or lawless torment?
More shocking court drama in next week’s B-Metro!
