WOMAN RAPED BY NEW BOYFRIEND AT CITY LODGE

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.”

Arron Nyamayaro

A 23-YEAR-OLD woman was raped by her new boyfriend at a lodge in Harare despite her screams crying for help.

The woman and her lover Shingi had hooked up on a social media platform and it was their first time meeting face-to-face.

They communicated with each other until the woman gave Shingi her mobile number and they started communicating through WhatsApp.

They met for the first time at the woman’s house and agreed to go to the lodge.

Shingi booked a room and the duo agreed that they would just sit and have a conversation.

But, Shingi demanded that they should have sex and she rejected his demands.

He wrestled with her before raping her.

The woman’s screams attracted the attention of the lodge’s workers.

The employees had to use force to break the room and by the time they opened the door, Shingi had already raped the woman without protection. Harare provincial police spokesperson, Inspector Luckmore Chakanza, confirmed the case.

“Police are investigating a rape case involving partners at a lodge in Waterfalls.

“The complainant screamed for help and was heard by the lodge staff who came and forcibly opened the door of the room where the parties were so as to ascertain what was taking place.

“They found the accused raping the complainant and they stopped him.

“The accused person later took the complainant to a food court where he dumped her and drove away. The complainant later revealed the abuse through WhatsApp messages to her church leader,” said Insp Chakanza.