BY STAFF REPORTER
A 49-year-old woman from Binga was brought before the Hwange Magistrates’ Court facing rape charges or alternatively, procuring as defined in Section 83 of the Criminal Law [Codification and Reform] Act, Chapter 9:23.
The accused, whose name has not been disclosed, appeared in court on Monday.
She is facing charges for allegedly taking her sister to stay with her in Gwanda in August 2018, under the pretext of enrolling her in school.
However, the sister was left in the care of the accused’s husband, who sexually assaulted her multiple times without her consent.
According to the prosecution, the accused’s husband had sexual intercourse with the complainant from October 2018 to November 2018, and continued to do so in the accused’s presence after her return to Gwanda. The accused allegedly gave the complainant a red concoction to drink after the encounters.
The complainant tried to escape in August 2021 but was caught and brought back.
She eventually managed to escape during the same month and informed her parents of her ordeal, but no action was taken. The complainant made a police report on June 17, in Bulawayo, leading to the accused’s arrest.
The accused has been remanded in custody to October 4.