Shepherd Mbwazvo (34), of Ascot suburb in Gweru appeared
before Shurugwi resident Magistrate Ms Sithabile Zungula, facing one count of
rape.
He was not asked to plead and was remanded in custody to
October 6.
It is the State case that sometime in April, the
complainant (name withheld to protect her identity) allegedly approached
Mbwazvo telling him that she was suffering from serious period pains.
The State heard that Mbwazvo allegedly took the complainant
to Dunraven Falls in Boterekwa, Shurugwi where the cleansing was supposed to
take place.
Mbwazvo allegedly took the complainant, who is also from
Gweru, to a secluded place for cleansing purposes.
The court heard that Mbwazvo allegedly ordered the
complainant to remove her clothes and lie on her back on the ground to enable
him to apply some medicine on her private parts.
The court heard that the complainant complied and the
accused allegedly applied an unknown substance on her private parts.
In the process, Mbwazvo allegedly raped the complainant on
the pretence that he was pushing the unknown medicine into her private parts.
The complainant, the court heard, didn’t tell anyone about
what happened until she discovered that she was pregnant.
A report was made to the police leading to Mbwazvo’s
arrest. Chronicle
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