The man identified as a 50- year old taxi driver r*ped his daughter many times because he wanted to boost his business.
The man committed the crime as part of rituals to improve his business.
According to Zimbabwe News Online, the man is also standing accused
of renting a room for his daughter with whom he has sired a child in a
bid to take her away from other relatives and create room to continue to
r*ping her for ritual purposes.
As if that was not enough, the man reportedly travelled all the way
to Inyanga to consult a traditional healer or Sangoma who would help him
conceal the s*xual offenses. But luck ran out for him after the Sangoma
called the police leading to his arrest.
The man, whose name has been withheld to protect the identity of his
now 20-year old daughter, was taken to Harare magistrates` court charged
with r*pe. He was not asked to plead to the charges when he appeared
before Tendai Mahwe who advised him to approach the High Court for bail
application.
Allegations are that sometime in 2010 the then 14-year old girl was
with her father at their house in Epworth doing household chores. Her
father then approached her and dragged her into his bedroom where he
r*ped her. The woman informed her friends and neighbours also got to
know of the s*xual abuse which prompted her to relocate to Harare`s
Avenues area where he would come to pick her up with his taxi.
He would allegedly take her to different lodges located in Queensdale
and Mugoni lodges near the Kopje where he would allegedly r*pe her. She
later fell pregnant and but did not disclose the person who was
responsible for the pregnancy. The woman later went to stay at Hopely
Farm with her brothers where she also opened up to a female neighbour.
She told the woman about how she was r*ped and impregnated by her father. The neighbour later told her brother about the issue.
It is said that her brother neglected her until she disclosed to them
that she was impregnated by their father.The two brothers approached
their grandfather seeking a way forward concerning the matter.
Her grandfather solved the matter amicably at family level without involving the police.
However that was when the man started renting a house for her and her
child in Retreat Waterfalls where he would visit and r*pe her.
In May 2016, an unknown informer wrote a note concerning these r*pe
issues and placed them in police suggestion boxes in Chitungwiza and
Waterfalls.
The matter was investigated at Epworth police station.
The court heard that her father then fled to Ruwangwe area in Inyanga
to seek cleansing from a popular traditional healer named Sithole so
that the matter would not be pursued by the police.
But the Sangoma phoned a police officer from Ruwangwe police station leading to his arrest.
The man is expected to back in court soon.
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