A lodger who allegedly waylaid his landlord’s 16-year-old daughter in the corridor and dragged her to the back of the house where he allegedly raped her has appeared in court facing rape charges.
Nyasha Ziwewe (22) of Victoria Range in Masvingo was
allegedly caught red-handed raping the girl by a woman who was walking outside
the house with a phone that had a torch.
The girl ran away while Ziwewe was apprehended on the spot.
The matter is before Magistrate Mbonisi Ndlovu.
It is the State case that on October 10, 2020 at 9pm, the complainant met the accused in the passage then she was going to take a bucket which was outside the house. He followed her and dragged her to the back of the house.
He fondled the girl’s breasts and forced himself on top of
her. Fortunate Mushaya arrived at the scene looking for the girl and found the
accused on top of the girl. The complainant ran away from home and Ziwewe was
detained in the house.
The girl narrated her story to Moses Gurajena and his wife
Oline Chiwara and they took her into their home for the night. Gurajena later
called the girl’s mother who collected her daughter and reported the case at
Chikato Police Station the following day.
Ziwewe was remanded in custody to October 21, 2020. Masvingo
Mirror
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