The Zimunya community is failing to come to terms with a
shocking incident in which a married villager forced herself on a 12-year-old
nephew whom she bedded on countless times in the presence of her five-year-old
step daughter.
While her husband was away from home on duty, Victoria
Nzira — who has since been arrested and dragged before the courts — allegedly
abused the teenager whom she literally turned into a sex slave.
Elders in the community are now battling to rehabilitate
the teenager who is failing to blend in with children of his age as he is now
exhibiting aggressive behaviour laden with sexual overtones.
Nzira’s husband was at loss of words to explain his wife’s
actions.
She appeared before Mutare magistrate Mr Tendai Mahwe
facing aggravated indecent assault charges. She was told to apply for bail at
the High Court and will be back in court on August 21 for routine remand.
Mr Fletcher Karombe prosecuted.
Allegations were that on an unknown date but sometime in
May, June and July this year, the suspect summoned her twelve-year-old nephew
into her house where she removed his pants and made him masturbate in full view of her five-year-old
step-daughter.
It was further alleged that Nzira lay down on the sofa and
put the naked juvenile on top of her, romanced him and had sexual intercourse
with him once while the five-year-old watched. She is alleged to have
threatened to kill the minors if they disclosed the matter to anyone. On two
other occasions, she also allegedly summoned the boy to her bedroom in the
presence of her step-daughter. Using the same modus operandi, she became
intimate with him while the other minor watched.
The matter came to light after the teenager told his uncle,
Brian Maringehosi who is married to the suspect, that he was masturbating at
the river with his friends.
After thorough questioning on this weird sexual behaviour,
the boy revealed the abuse he was being subjected to by the suspect.
The case shocked many and it instantly became the mainstay
of public discourse in the village.
The Weekender visited the Maringehosi homestead and
interviewed villagers over the matter. A sombre atmosphere ensued as neighbours
were grappling to come to terms with incident.
Brian said the abuse was only discovered after Nzira ran
away from her matrimonial home and went back to her parents.
“All this happened in my absence because I work away from
home. I should have seen it coming but I didn’t though all the signs were
there. I should have seen the signs that something was going on but I thought
my wife had too much love for the children. At most times, I complimented her
for the love that she had for her step-child and nephew. She was always with
the children because she was afraid that if I spend too much time with them,
they would tell me,” he said.
“For some time now I encountered problems with my nephew
because he has been masturbating and teaching other boys in the area. When I
finally cornered him after my wife ran away from home he told me everything. He
was afraid to disclose the abuse because my wife had threatened to kill him if
he told anyone.” Manica Post
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