A 58-year-old private doctor based at Binga Centre, Matabeleland North Province, is accused of raping a 13-year-old patient while her aunt waited for her outside the door.
As reported by B-Metro, Jabulani Dube who runs a surgery at Binga Medical Centre appeared in court last Wednesday facing charges of raping a girl who had gone to his surgery for review, accompanied by her aunt.
Prosecutors allege that the girl went for a review on 7 February 2024 at around 9am, but Dube rescheduled their appointment to 8:30pm whilst she was waiting to be checked the doctor unzipped his trousers and raped her.
When the child felt something, she screamed which made her aunt check what was happening only to find out that the doctor was trying to block the minor and the minor ran away.
It is further alleged that the aunt went around looking for the child only to find her at home and she narrated the story which led to Dube’s arrest.
Dube will appear again at the Hwange Magistrate court on 22 February and he remains in custody.
