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Bridgette Moyo Midlands Reporter
A Redcliff tout has been sentenced to an effective 10 months in jail for fondling the breast of his co-tenant’s 16-year-old domestic worker. Admire Gumorazvo (23), who resides in Makokoba Rutendo in Redcliff, appeared before Kwekwe magistrate Ms Vimbai Mutukwa, charged with one count of indecent assault and was convicted after he pleaded guilty to the charge.
Ms Mutukwa initially sentenced him to 12 months in prison, before suspending two months of his sentence on condition of good behaviour. It was the State’s case that on March 20 around 10pm, the complainant (name withheld to protect her identity) retired to bed with her employer’s daughter.
The court heard that Gumorazvo entered into the complainant’s room and sneaked into her blankets. Gumorazvo, the court heard, fondled the complainant’s breasts and her neck without her consent. The court heard that the complainant’s daughter screamed, alerting her mother who was sleeping in the next room.
The matter was reported to the police, leading to the arrest of Gumorazvo.
Ms Chipo Hungwe appeared for the State.
In an another case, Joseph Ndabare (19) from Vanguard Compound in Mberengwa appeared before Gweru Regional Magistrate Mrs Phathekile Msipa, facing one count of attempted murder. He pleaded not guilty to the charge and was remanded to today for trial.
It is the State’s case that on August 24 last year around midnight and at Vanguard Compound in Mberengwa, Ndabare and his friend Casipa Kasimure, who is still at large, entered into the complainant Philemon Mthetwa’s room.
Ndabare, the court heard, allegedly woke up Mthetwa, who was sleeping with fellow miners and started accusing him of bringing bad luck upon them, which had resulted in them failing to get any gold at their panning site.
The court heard that Ndabare, who was allegedly armed with a machete and okapi knife, assaulted Mthetwa. Mthetwa was allegedly rescued by his fellow miners after sustaining a deep cut on the forehead and right foot and a fractured arm. The matter was reported to the police, leading to the arrest of the Ndabare.
Mr Talent Tadenyika appeared for the State.
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