By Tinoonga Mawere, Mwenezi|A Mwenezi man who was caught having sex with a donkey claimed before the courts the animal was his girlfriend since he had no lover.
Munyaradzi Chidhani (24 ) told Mwenezi Magistrate Honesty Musiiwa ,he slept with the donkey because he had no girlfriend .He pleaded guilty when he was charged with bestiality .
Chidhani said he slept with the animal because he wanted to satisfy his sexual desire since he had no girlfriend .
Chidhani allegedly tied the female donkey to a Mopane tree and began to have sex with it .He was caught by one Benjamin Sendeke and he tried to flee from the scene. The matter was narrated to the owners of the animal who reported the incident to the police.
 
Chidhani was sentenced to 280 hours of community service.
 
Meanwhile fellow villagers who spoke to ZimEye.com claimed there were rituals performed by Chidhani during the act while some attributed it all to witchcraft.
 
A man from Magodhonge village in the area said such people had the potential to commit crimes of a higher nature, citing the disturbing increase of rape cases in the community. Chidhani however said he committed the offence because he did not find a woman to sleep with.
Cases of bestiality have been on the increase in the province with some men allegedly being instructed by traditional healers to sleep with animals to enhance their fortunes.