Online Reporter
Prosper Dembedza
Herald Correspondent
A shift supervisor at Ufresh company in Madokero, Harare, on Saturday appeared in court on attempted rape charges after he tried to rape a general hand at the company while they were on night duty.
Jacob Mutawa (26) was remanded in custody to Monday December 1, 2025 for bail consideration. It is the State’s case that on November 22, 2025, the complainant and Mutawa were on night duty packing tumblers.
The woman aged 26 was assigned to tick the flavour on the boxes. It is alleged that the she ran out of boxes, and Mutawa told her to accompany him to the warehouse to collect more boxes. The accused person was assigned to drive the forklift.
While in the warehouse, there was a power cut and it went dark. Mutawa then told the complainant in Shona that, “Dai kuri kare kangu ndatopedza kare” (During my past I would have finished by now).
While waiting for power to be restored, the complainant sat down and Mutawa moved closer to her and requested to be intimate with her.
The woman declined his request and Mutawa went on to sit on her legs, tried to kiss her but she stopped him.
The court heard that Mutawa also caressed the woman and she tried to scream but the accused person covered her mouth.
He then tried to undress the complainant but she resisted. It is alleged that Mutawa heard footsteps and stopped. The complainant took advantage of and escaped.
She disclosed the issue to her workmates, Cella Tembo and Munyaradzi Kanyoza, who advised her to report the matter leading to Mutawa’s arrest.
