Constable Shakemore Muzanechita (50), who is stationed at
ZRP Karoi Urban, appeared before Karoi magistrate Godwillis Mavenge charged
with rape and was remanded in custody to Monday for bail ruling following an
application by his lawyer Mr Unite Saizi of Saizi Law Chambers.
The State is alleging that on May 27, at around 8pm, the
complainant went to ZRP Karoi Urban charge office to file a report of physical
abuse against her husband and found Muzanechita on duty.
The accused person attended the complainant but never recorded
the matter in police books as is the procedure.
Muzanechita allegedly asked the woman, who had a baby
strapped on her back, to accompany him to her residence to arrest the husband. Upon
arrival at the woman’s house in Chiedza suburb, they failed to locate the
wanted person.
Muzanechita then allegedly instructed the complainant to
leave the one-and-half-year-old baby behind as they went on a search for her
husband at nearby beer drinking spots.
The court heard that the complainant initially refused but
Muzanechita insisted on her accompanying him on the hunt, resulting in her
giving in to the request.
The trip took them to Kutepa beer outlet where they failed
to locate the man. The pair then agreed to proceed to Hwata beer outlet. While
on their way, the police officer proposed love to complainant who turned down
his advances.
Muzanechita insisted that the should have sex with him so
he could “thoroughly deal with her abusive husband” but the woman declined.
It was heard in court, Muzanechita gripped the
complainant’s hand, dragged her off the tarred road and led her into a bush
near Tafara Primary School.
At this point, the shocked woman failed to shout for help
but only tried to stop her assailant by revealing she was HIV+ to which
Muzanechita replied he had condoms.
Muzanechita then raped her. After committing the crime, the
cop offered his victim shelter at his residence in Chikangwe but she refused
arguing she had left her children unattended.
Muzanechita then escorted complainant to her house. The
following morning at around 7am, the woman narrated her ordeal to a fellow
lodger who advised her to make a police report leading to Muzanechita’s arrest
on Friday.
Mr Pazvichaenda Munakira prosecuted. Herald
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