Prosper Dembedza
Herald Correspondent
Harare Regional Magistrate, Mrs Marehwanazvo Gofa, has remanded a Harare man, who is facing allegations of raping his stepdaughter, a university student, to November 11.
The complainant, whose name is being withheld, is a third-year student at Stellenbosch University in Cape Town, South Africa.
The accused is currently on US$500 bail. The State alleges that accused is the complainant’s stepfather.
Prosecutor Lawrence Gangarahwe alleged that on Thursday last week, at around 7 pm, the complainant was in her mother’s bedroom, relaxing on the bed.
The court heard that the accused entered the bedroom while speaking on his cellphone and continued with the conversation for some time.
It is alleged that he later shouted at the complainant about her sister’s graduation, but she remained quiet while lying on the bed.
The State alleges that the accused then held the complainant by the neck with one hand while using the other to pull down her grey tracksuit bottoms before allegedly raping her once without protection.
The court heard that the complainant later told her sister what had allegedly happened. Her sister informed their relatives who accompanied the complainant to ZRP Mabelreign to report the matter.
