MARTIN MAWAYA
Gweru- A 36-year-old man from Sikwingizha village, under Chief Sogwala in Lower Gweru, has been arraigned before the courts on allegations of raping his ailing biological sister.
According to court documents, the incident occurred on June 5, 2025, around 1 a.m. in the kitchen hut of the family’s home.
The accused, whose name has been withheld to protect the identity of the victim, allegedly told his sister that he had longed to have sexual intercourse with her.
The complainant aged 50, is suffering from cervical cancer and unable to stand on her own.
The state alleged that on the day of the incident, the complainant called his brother to attend to the children who were crying.
Upon receiving the missed call, the accused is said to have returned home and gone to the kitchen hut where his sister was sleeping.
The court heard that the accused checked on his children, told his sister that he would not be sleeping in his room, and then took his blankets and went to the kitchen hut.
He then prepared his children to sleep and proceeded to where the complainant was sleeping.
The accused is alleged to have told his sister that he wanted to have sexual intercourse with her, but she refused.
It is alleged that the accused person did not listen and started caressing her body.
He then removed his trousers, unzipped them, lifting up the complainant’s skirt and leaving her naked as she was not wearing any undergarments due to the pain from her cervical cancer.
The court heard that the accused then mounted the complainant and had unprotected sexual intercourse with her without her consent.
The complainant later reported the matter to the police, leading to the arrest of the accused.
The accused has denied the rape charges and is currently awaiting trial before Gweru Regional Magistrate Christopher Maturure.
He was remanded in custody to July 25.
Eggrina Matutu prosecuted.
