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A 38-YEAR-OLD Tsholotsho man allegedly raped his younger brother’s 15-year-old girlfriend.
Magala Dube of Mswiliswili area under Chief Hobodo appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Sibongile Msipa facing two counts of rape.Dube allegedly raped the girl when her boyfriend left for South Africa.
Prosecuting Alondoloziwe Sitsha said sometime in January this year Dube pounced on the girl while she was herding goats and raped her once.
The following month the complainant came to Dube’s homestead looking for her family’s donkeys and he dragged her into his bedroom where he again raped her once.
After the second rape, the complainant reported the assault to her aunt.
The aunt then reported the matter to the police leading to Dube’s arrest.
He was remanded in custody to June 4 when his trial is expected to start.
derick.khumalo