A man has been remanded in prison custody after he did an unbelievable thing to a woman he has been lusting after.
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A helpless woman from Zimbabwe has narrated in court how her
neighbour stormed her house and kidnapped her before r*ping her for 6
hours.
According to The Chronicle,
the woman from Tsholotshon has told a magistrate she was forcibly taken
out of her home at knifepoint by her neighbour and whipped all the way
to his homestead where he allegedly r*ped her overnight.
When he fell asleep, the woman managed to escape at around 5am the
following day. The woman also told the court the man had threatened to
kill her with a knife before forcing himself on her.
The accused man identified as Mqondisi Sibanda (32) pleaded not
guilty to kidnapping and r*pe when he appeared before Bulawayo Regional
Magistrate Mr Chrispen Mberewere on Friday.
Sibanda said he did not have much to say in defence and the court
could take any action it deemed necessary. The magistrate remanded him
in custody to Wednesday for judgment.
Prosecuting, Mr Simbarashe Manyiwa told the court that on March 11
this year, Sibanda went to the victim’s place of residence at around
11pm.
“Accused person pushed complainant’s door open and dragged her
to his homestead. He whipped her all the way. Upon arrival he stripped
her and R@ped her at knife point, threatening to St@bher if she
screamed. Complainant escaped at 5am. She reported the matter to her
mother who accompanied her to the police,” said Mr Manyiwa.
Testifying, the victim told the court that Sibanda drew an Okapi knife from his pocket and ordered her to follow him.
“I was sleeping with my sister in our hut when he budged in. I
resisted his order. I punched his hand that had an Okapi and it fell to
the floor. My sister took it away and hid it. He grabbed me by the arm
and ordered me to dress up. He force marched me to his house. I tried to
run away along the way but he caught up with me. He threatened to
St@bme if I tried to flee again,” she said.
The woman said when they got to his homestead, her attacker forcibly removed all her clothes and pushed her onto the bed.
“He R@ped me through the night. At 5am, I asked him to release
me but he refused. He went back to sleep and that was when I fled from
his house. I narrated the ordeal to my mother,” she said
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