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Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, Gwanda Correspondent
A GWANDA man has been arrested for allegedly raping his ex-girlfriend at knifepoint before robbing her of R2 000 and a cellphone over an alleged unpaid debt.
The man, aged 37 who cannot be named for ethical reasons, from Sigodo Village was not asked to plead when he appeared briefly before Gwanda magistrate, Mrs Nomagugu Sibanda facing a rape charge. He was remanded in custody to 13 January.
Prosecuting, Mr Noel Mandebvu said the accused person arrived at the complainant’s house in Spitzkop suburb in Gwanda and demanded back money that she owed him.
“On 13 September the accused person went to the complainant’s home where he found her outside and demanded his money back which he had lent her while they were still dating. The complainant indicated that she didn’t have the money and advised the accused person to leave. She left the accused person standing outside and went to her bedroom.
“The accused person followed her into the bedroom and grabbed her and tore off her t-shirt and bra. The complainant tried to scream for help but the accused person produced an Okapi knife which he held to her throat and threatened to kill her if she resisted,” he said.
Mr Mandebvu said the accused person raped the complainant once and thereafter demanded cash.
She showed him where the money was and he took R2 000 and a cellphone worth $100 and left the scene. Mr Mandebvu said the complainant reported the matter to the police resulting in the arrest of the accused person.
In another incident a 16-year-old teenager who is a Form Three pupil at a school in Kezi has been arrested for allegedly raping a six-year-old juvenile from his area.
The teenager who cannot be named for ethical reasons has been summoned to appear at the Gwanda Magistrate’s Court on 13 January facing a rape charge.
According to the State papers the teenager who is a Form Three pupil at Mbembeswana Secondary School raped the complainant who is a Grade One pupil at Mbembeswana Primary School on 30 November.
“On 30 November the accused person went to the complainant’s home and found her alone with her seven-year-old cousin. He instructed them to accompany him to his home and they agreed.
“The accused told the complainant and her cousin to enter his bedroom. While inside the bedroom he raped the complainant while her cousin watched. When he was done the accused person instructed the complainant and her cousin to go back to their home and warned them against reporting the matter. The matter came to light when the complainant’s grandmother returned from a funeral and the complainant’s cousin revealed what the accused person had done,” read the State papers.
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