Online Reporter
Yeukai Karengezeka
Court Correspondent
A WOMAN from Kuwadzana suburb in Harare has been arraigned for allegedly facilitating the sexual abuse of a 15-year-old girl by an accomplice.
Lucious Sikadza appeared before Harare Regional magistrate Mrs Marehwanazvo Gofa alongside her co-accused, Shadreck Gaura, with both facing charges of rape.
The court advised the duo to apply for bail at the High Court.
According to prosecutor Mr Lancelot Mutsokoti, the incident began on January 6, 2025, when the complainant left her rural home, where she had been staying with her grandparents, and travelled to Harare.
After spending the night in the Central Business District, the complainant met Sikadza on January 7, 2025.
The court heard that the complainant explained to Sikadza that she had run away from her rural home and was seeking accommodation.
Sikadza reportedly offered to take the girl in, and they began living together at her residence.
On March 16, 2025, Sikadza allegedly told the complainant that they would be staying at another location for the night.
The two went to Kuwadzana 5, where they met Gaura.
The State alleges that Sikadza conspired with Gaura, who then took the complainant to his residence and sexually assaulted her without her consent.
The matter came to light after the complainant’s parents managed to locate her.
They reported the case to the police, and the girl was referred to the hospital for a medical examination.
During this process, she disclosed the sexual abuse.
Sikadza, who is alleged to have orchestrated the events leading to the assault, initially fled the scene but was later apprehended in Kuwadzana.
This led to her arrest and subsequently Gaura.
