BULAWAYO MAN FACES COURT FOR ALLEGED GANG RAPE AND ROBBERY
A 30-year-old Bulawayo man who allegedly gang-raped and robbed a 28-year-old woman along with an accomplice who is still at large has been dragged to court facing charges of rape and robbery.
Tedious Makani of Pumula South suburb appeared before the Western Commonage magistrate Mrs Sibongile Marondedze on Monday who remanded him in custody to 25 February.
According to the State case presented by Ms Christine Manyika, the incident occurred on 31 December 2024 at around 10pm at Jabulani car park in Pumula South when Makani and his accomplice approached the complainant.
“When the accused approached the complainant with an okapi knife, he demanded everything the complainant had and the complainant did not cooperate,” she said.
“Makani then threatened to stab the complainant and then slapped her once. After that the complainant surrendered her cellphone,” said Ms Manyika.
The court heard that Makani then dragged the complainant to where his accomplice was.
“After that the dragged her to a house located in Nkulumane suburb that is still under construction, where they ordered the complainant to remove her clothes,” said the prosecutor.
“Makani then removed his trousers to knee level and raped the complainant once.”
Makani then allegedly ordered his accomplice to have sexual intercourse with the complainant but he refused at first.
“Makani insisted and that is when he raped the complainant. After the act the two accused left the complainant still down and went away,” said Ms Manyika.
After the two had left, the complainant walked out of the building, and crossed the road where she met an unidentified man.
“She then disclosed what had happened to her. The man then proceeded to call the complainant’s husband who then came and took the complainant to the police,” said Mrs Manyika.
The accused was arrested when the complainant received a call from the police to come and identify if the man who they had arrested matches with the description of the man who robbed and raped her. She positively identified him, leading to the arrest of the man. *_-Chronicle_*
