A MAN from Binga will set an example that you do not force
a woman into sex, even if she is your wife after he was jailed 16 years for
raping his spouse.
The man from Zewula Village under Chief Siabuwa
force-marched his 23-year-old pregnant wife to his homestead after threatening
to assault her with a log where he subjected her to a night-long sexual
torture. The couple had a prior misunderstanding which had resulted in the
woman going back to her parents’ home.
He was convicted of two counts of rape and sentenced to 16
years in prison by Hwange regional magistrate, Mr Collet Ncube following a full
trial last week. However, two years of the sentence were conditionally
suspended.
The rapist, who was facing three counts of rape denied the
allegations arguing they were fabricated by his wife’s parents as the sex act
was consensual.
“Your worship, the complainant is my wife with whom I have
a child with and in all the alleged occasions the sex was consensual. The rape
allegations were fabricated by the complainant after being influenced by her
parents who no longer want me as their son-in-law,” he said.
However, Mr Ncube would have none of it describing his conduct
as cruel and selfish, by-passing reasoning of the fact that she was pregnant.
“Your conduct is reprehensible. It does not make a
difference. You repeatedly engaged in the sexual activity against her will. You
were unconcerned that she was pregnant, you force-marched her to your place
using threats of violence as you were armed with a switch and log. Your morale
blameworthiness is high. The fact that the complainant cried was an indication
that she was traumatised. Imprisonment in this case is inescapable,” said Mr
Ncube.
It also emerged during the trial that this was not the
first time he had raped his wife as he would sexually abuse her on different
occasions whenever they met resulting in her falling pregnant. She would report
the offences to her parents but no further action would be taken.
According to the State led by Ms Memory Munsaka on 26 July
2019 the victim who was in the company of her younger sister was coming from
Siabuwa Clinic on her way home when she met her husband near his homestead.
He asked her to accompany him to his homestead but she
refused, he then grabbed and force her to his place after threatening to beat
her with a switch and log.
The court heard that when the two arrived at his place he
forced her to be intimate with him without her consent.
He then repeated the act twice throughout the night. Later,
the following day he left the homestead to fetch firewood giving her an
opportunity to escape. She reported the matter to the police the following day
leading to his arrest. Sunday News
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