A 27-YEAR-OLD Bulilima man allegedly broke into the house
of his friend’s 94-year-old grandmother in the middle of the night while she
was home alone and raped her.
Headman Ndolwane confirmed the incident which occurred in
Dupute Village which falls under his area of jurisdiction on Friday at around
10PM.
He alleged that Sikhumbuzo Moyo forced open the door to the
old woman’s bedroom and gained entry.
“I received a report
of a young man from one of the villages in my area who reportedly raped an old
woman who is his friend’s grandmother. This man, Sikhumbuzo Moyo went to the
old woman’s homestead during the day looking for his friend but she told him
that he had travelled and wouldn’t be around for some days,” he said.
“Sikhumbuzo later returned to the homestead while the old
woman was asleep and forced open the door to her bedroom. The old woman woke up
upon hearing that there was someone in her house and lit a candle and realised
that it was Sikhumbuzo.”
Headman Ndolwane said Moyo warned the old woman against
screaming and went on to rape her and fled from the homestead.
The suspect was apprehended by villagers the following morning
and was handed over to the police. He said the incident had left villagers in shock.
A source close to investigations who preferred anonymity
said after Moyo fled, the old woman went to her daughter-in-law’s homestead and
reported the matter.
The source said the following morning, villagers mobilised
themselves and started searching for the suspect.
They managed to locate him at a relative’s homestead where
he was hiding. They apprehended him and surrendered him to the police
station.
Police recently released shocking rape statistics showing
that 50 girls and women were sexually abused in Bulilima and Mangwe Districts
between January and March.
Officer Commanding Bulilima and Mangwe Districts, Chief
Superintendent Kenneth Thebe, released the statistics during an anti-crime
campaign held in Bhagani, Bulilima District. Chronicle
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