Philemon Moyo Tauze (30) and his wife Netsai Sibanda (25) appeared before Gweru regional magistrate Mr Morgan Nemadire facing charges of kidnapping and raping a 14 year old girl. The couple were remanded in custody to February 13 after pleading not guilty.
The court heard that on January 25, Sibanda approached the complainant who was on her way to Matoti Village and asked her to accompany her to her homestead saying she wanted to give her something she had kept for her. When they reached the homestead, Sibanda requested that the girl sleep for the night saying her husband would be away. The complainant was asked to sleep in the same hut as the couple and it is alleged that Tauze woke up and started caressing the complaint who resisted before Sibanda woke up, grabbed and pinned her down while Tauze went on to rape her.
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