By Talent Gondo| Three men armed with machetes, axes and catapults went on a rampage in Masvingo, raping a female teacher at Rumwanda Secondary School before they raided a nearby shop getting away with groceries worth about $200.

The attacks occurred in the wee hours of Tuesday night when schools officially opened for the second term.

Sources at the school said the trio raided two female teachers’ house and forces open their doors before stripping one of them naked and raping her.

“They forced open the houses of two female teachers around 2 am and then stripped one naked before taking turns to rape her,” said the sources.

Thereafter the robbers or “mabhinya” reportedly ordered other teachers to surrender their cellphones and demanded their security codes.

“They emptied their EcoCash wallets and went away with the cellphones,” said the sources.

In the process, the robbers also assaulted some of the teachers including one male leaving them with broken limbs.

The trio allegedly ordered the female teacher that they had abused earlier to accompany them to the nearby shopping centre.

“On the way to Rumwanda business centre, they continued to rape her,” said the source at the secondary school on condition of anonymity.

The trio reportedly robbed a shop at the business centre and got away with groceries worth $200.

Masvingo Police Spokesperson Inspector Charity Mazula confirmed the incident and said police had launched a manhunt for the trio.

Sources in the area said the teachers were now living in fear following the incident.

Source: Chronicle