By A Correspondent- A 78 year old Bindura man is in hot soup after he allegedly raped his 36 year old daughter at midnight.

The man (name withheld)  from Nekati village, Bindura appeared before Bindura magistrate Ethel Chichera facing rape charges.

He was remanded in custody to March 3.

The state led by Vincent Marunya alleged that on December 9 around midnight, the father entered into the kitchen hut before he undressed and ordered his daughter to be silent.

He covered her mouth with his hands before lifting her skirt.

He raped his daughter once and threatened her not to tell anyone.

The daughter told her mother who tried to downplay the case by begging the daughter to forgive her father.

The daughter however reported the matter to Chief Masembura’s village court who advised her to report the matter to the police.

On January 25 she filed a police report leading to the arrest of her father.