ZANU PF Councillor Arrested For Raping Mentally Challenged Woman On Three Occasions Promising To Give Her Maize
3 February 2020
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A CHIPINGE Rural District Council representative for Ward 13 Cllr Daniel Dhliwayo Chivhovho (63) was last week dragged to court on allegations of raping a mentally challenged woman thrice.

Cllr Chivhovho, of Grassflats Farm, in Chief Mutema’s area, appeared before Mr Poterai Gwezhira facing three counts of rape.

He was not asked to plead and the matter was remanded awaiting trial.

Mr Gift Bikita prosecuted.

He said sometime in February 2019, Chivhovho went to the complainant’s house intending to see her husband.

“When he arrived at the complainant’s homestead during the day, he found the complainant alone washing plates outside. The accused person grabbed the complainant by the stomach, demanding se_x. The complainant refused, but the accused promised to give her some bags of maize after se_x,” he said.

“The accused (allegedly) pinned the complainant on to the ground and the complainant could not scream for help since she had been threatened with a knife by the accused.

“Chivhovho then rap_ed the complainant once and threatened her with death if she disclosed what had happened to anyone,” said Mr Bikita.

Mr Bikita said the second incident also occurred in February 2019 when Chivhovho allegedly went to the complainant’s homestead and found her alone sweeping the kitchen hut.

“The accused person entered the hut and once more demanded se_x to which the complainant refused. He forced the complainant to lie down. She did not resist as she was afraid of the accused. Chivhovho then had se_xual intercourse with the complainant without her consent,” added Mr Bikita.

On the third occasion Chivhovho allegedly found the complainant carrying some plates outside the house.

“He ordered her to get back into the bedroom and she is said to have refused, but he held the complainant by her blouse and dragged her into the hut where he rap_ed her.

“After the act, the complainant ran to her husband’s sister some four kilometres away and narrated what had transpired.

“A report was made to the police leading to the arrest of the suspect,” said Mr Bikita.

— Manica Post