A 40-YEAR-OLD man from Lower Gweru has appeared in court
for allegedly raping his nine-year-old daughter twice only to blame goblins.
The man, whose name has been withheld to protect the
identity of the complainant, shocked the court when he alleged that the
medicine he got from a traditional healer turned into goblins and raped his
daughter.
The man from Tekwani Village under Chief Bunina in Lower
Gweru appeared before Gweru Regional Magistrate Mrs Phathekile Msipa facing two
counts of rape.
He pleaded not guilty to the charges. Mrs Msipa remanded
him in custody to March 20 for continuation of trial.
“I deny the allegations. It wasn’t me who raped my
daughter. I believe it was some muti. It turned into goblins and raped her and
she started bleeding profusely,” he said.
Prosecuting, Mr Kelvin Guvheya said on November 23 at
around 6AM, the complainant’s mother left home and at that time her husband was
not home. When he returned at around 3PM, he allegedly summoned the complainant
to bring him water to bath in his bedroom.
“The complainant obliged and she brought the water to the
accused in his bedroom. Upon entering the bedroom, the accused grabbed the
complainant by the waist and he lifted her to the bed and fondled her. The
complainant started crying while the accused was silencing her by saying that
they were not fighting but just playing before he threatened to kill her if she
continued crying,” said Mr Guvheya.
He said the accused allegedly raped the complainant before
ordering her to go and clean herself since she was bleeding. “After bathing the
accused called the complainant to his bedroom before raping her again. The
complaint started bleeding again,” said Mr Guvheya.
The court heard that when the complainant’s mother returned
home, she noticed a change in her behavior. The woman quizzed her daughter and
she opened up, leading to the man’s arrest. Chronicle
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