Suitor turns rapist. . . After target turns down proposal

Narrating her story, the woman said the officer had given her a dollar to buy food while she was sitting in the charge office. “When I denied his sexual advances, the police officer wrestled with me arguing that I had to return his one dollar.He took advantage of the fact that I had disclosed that I had no other money for transport to return to Madziva.”

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Winning a womana��s heart by force!

A love proposal turned into rape as the man allegedly failed to stomach being turned down and he decided to use force to get what he wanted.

It became clear that he was not after the womana��s love, but was eager to get in between her legs as soon after being ditched, he hatched plan B to achieve his mission.

In full view of people, he allegedly dragged the complainant into his car and drove off to a secluded place where he forcibly had sex with her once.

Tinashe Gono (28) was arrested after the victim was helped by witnesses to identify her attacker and he appeared before Zvishavane magistrate Shepherd Mjanja.

The court heard that on 23 December around 4pm at Todali shops, Maglas in Zvishavane, the accused called the complainant to his car and started proposing love to her.

The woman turned him down and as she was moving away from him, Gono pulled her into his Funcargo vehicle number plate ATD 8457 and locked the doors before driving off.

He parked the car a few metres away from the shops and forcibly had intercourse with the complainant once without protection.

After releasing her, the complainant swiftly reported the matter to police and with the help of witnesses, Gono was arrested.

A medical report was produced in court as exhibit and the victim and witnesses positively identified Gono during a police identification parade.

He was not asked to plead and was remanded in custody to 18 January.

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