A SOLDIER was allegedly caught pants down trying to rape a
woman in a tuckshop at Domboshava Training Centre during the national
coronavirus lockdown, a court heard yesterday.
Maxwell Munyikwa appeared before Harare magistrate
Rumbidzayi Mugwagwa charged with attempted rape and was granted $500 bail with
conditions not to interfere with witnesses, continue residing at his present
address and report every Friday at Chinamora Police Station. The matter was
remanded to August 4.
The complainant is a 31-year-old woman working in a
tuckshop at Domboshava Training Centre. On April 27 around 7pm, Munyikwa went
to the tuckshop and bought a drink before asking for permission to charge his
phone for a few minutes so that he could process payment.
The court heard Munyikwa was allowed to charge his phone
and after making the payment he was asked to leave the tuckshop since it was
time to close.
It was alleged that when the woman turned to get her cash
and cellphone, Munyikwa closed the door and grabbed her by the neck. He
allegedly pushed the woman to the wall demanding a hug, but the woman resisted
and wrestled with Munyikwa. She was overpowered.
Munyikwa allegedly pushed the complainant to the floor and
unbuttoned her trousers. The woman screamed for help, alerting her uncle who rushed
to the tuckshop.
He found Munyikwa on top of his niece and tried to
apprehend him, but he fled from the scene. Munyikwa left his khaki trousers, belt, cellphone and
Zimbabwe National Army leave pass.
The matter was reported to the police leading to his
arrest. Meanwhile, a 68-year-old man, Martin Matsika, appeared
before the same court facing rape charges involving a 12-year-old girl.
Matsika was remanded in custody to June 9.
It was alleged that Matsika was a member of the girl’s
mother’s pyramid club and sometime in December 2017 he went to her home to
leave his money. He allegedly found the
girl alone and forced himself on her.
The girl did not report the matter until May 10 this year
when she messed herself prompting the mother to confront her.
She revealed that Matsika had raped her and the matter was
reported to the police. Daily News
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