A special police constable Christopher Dube (63) of Mukosi Village, Chiwundura area outside Gweru was convicted on his own plea of guilty and sentenced to 15 years for rapping a 20 year old woman he had arrested on suspicion of stealing a cellphone.
Dube will serve an effective 12 years after Gweru Regional magistrate Mr Morgan Nemadire suspended 3 years on condition of good behaviour. The court heard that on March 29 Dube arrested the complainant at Maguma Business Centre in Chiwundura on suspicion of stealing a cellphone. Dube raped the complainant in a bushy area on their way to Mchakata Police Post after threatening to send her to prison if she did not comply with his orders.
The matter came to light when the complainant reported the matter upon arrival at the Police Post to the officer who was on duty. Investigations were carried out and the complainant’s undergarment was found at the scene leading to Dube’s arrest.
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