34-Year-Old Man Arrested in Macheke Over Alleged Three-Day Sexal Assaults
A 34-year-old man from Anzona Farm in Macheke, Mashonaland East, has been arrested by police in connection with the alleged rape of three women over a period of three days.The suspect is accused of physically assaulting the victims with a switch before raping them. Zimbabwe Republic Police spokesperson Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed the arrest in a statement to The Herald, but did not disclose the suspect’s identity.
According to police reports, the first incident occurred around midday on 13 January. The suspect allegedly confronted two women who were walking along a footpath near Nhohwe Primary School, accusing them of violating his privacy while he was urinating beside the road. He reportedly assaulted both women with a switch and raped one of them in the presence of the other before ordering them to leave. The matter was later reported to ZRP Macheke after the victim informed her siste
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The following day, on 14 January at about 7:30 am, the suspect is said to have targeted another woman on her way to Waterloo shopping centre. He allegedly blocked the footpath while pretending to urinate and, when the woman attempted to flee, stopped her, accused her of seeing him naked, beat her, forcibly removed her clothes, and raped her.
The third incident reportedly took place on 15 January around 9 am. The suspect is alleged to have confronted a woman heading to Waterloo shopping centre with a child strapped to her back. After instructing her to remove the child and assaulting her when she refused, the child fell, and the woman was allegedly raped.
Police attended all the reported scenes and subsequently arrested the suspect. The three victims were taken to Nhowe Mission Hospital for medical examinations.
